plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
recently; lately; these days
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
engagement; engage (e.g. angle)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
expressing one's mind; speaking out
and then; and so; and; so then
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
hostility; animosity; enmity
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)