fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
like this; in this way; as you see
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
fort; stronghold; fortification
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
-less; lacking; non-existing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
secrecy; highly classified information
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
attractive face and figure
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
a pair (of shoes or socks)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)