diversion; distraction; feint
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
better than nothing; better than none at all
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to lean against; to set against
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to switch off; to turn off
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
infant; baby; little child
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
about when; about what time; how soon
undisputed; entirely; perfect
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
step; stride; counter for steps