nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
inconsistency; mismatch; nonconformity; unconformity
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
high and low (social standing)
(divine) providence; dispensation
way of dealing with; way of handling
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to knock down; to knock out
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
very popular; highly favoured
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to claim victims; to leave casualties
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
to join forces; to cooperate
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion