barrier; checkpoint; checking station
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
(another's) daughter; young lady
in that manner; like that
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to congratulate; to celebrate
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
somehow; for some reason or other
worm; worm; worm (lure); soft plastic lure
immature form (of an organism); young animal
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
desperation; struggle to the death
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
with a chuckle; with a giggle
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
chattering (of teeth) and trembling (with fear)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
dozens; scores of; decades
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
legend; folklore; tradition
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent