straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
unidentifiable; unidentified
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
essence; true nature; substance; reality
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
program (e.g. TV); programme
quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme; last piece of the day (in a vaudeville or music hall programme, etc.); last-item comic dialogue
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
too (much); overly; excessively
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
influence; effect; impact
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to explain adequately; to be accountable
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction