collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
back off!; leave me alone!
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
everything working out as desired
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
I've got to be going; I must go
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to mix; to blend; to combine
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes