inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to do together; to share; to participate in
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
killing and wounding; bloodshed
logistical support; combat service support
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
they; those guys; those fellows
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
pale; pallid; bluish-white
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
suspicious-looking; fishy
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
godsend; gift from providence
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable