very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to pull in (fish); to land
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
either way; in any case; one way or another
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
baseball-playing teenager; high-school baseball player
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
breeding; raising; rearing
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
dozens; scores of; decades
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)