zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
going upstream; swimming upstream
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
fluent (in a language); flowing
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
homeroom; form room; form class
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
double doors (opening from the centre); double-opening from the centre (of doors, casement windows, etc.); filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
genius; prodigy; natural gift
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to demand money; to pester; to extort