black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
blood relationship; blood relative
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
large truck; semi-trailer
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission