outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
conquest; domination; mastery
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
preparations for a journey
immediately; at once; instantly
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
indicates failure, regret, etc.
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
reason; cause; circumstances
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...