ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
standing on one leg; single leg stance
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
sea of blood; pool of blood
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
events of the day; current affairs
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
person (esp. social outcast) who has nothing left to lose; (lit.) invincible person
real number; actual number (as opposed to a speculative number); true number
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
decrease; reduction; decline
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to get out of bed; to show a leg
private funds; own funds; private property
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
just one person; only one
will not do; do not; does not
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
company president; manager; director