person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
devil; evil spirit; genie
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
problematic divorce; (lit.) divorce drama
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
blank space; margin; blank canvas
new building; annexe; annex
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
married woman; another's wife
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
healthy; sound; wholesome
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
being the runner-up; finishing second
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
self-righteous person; self-proclaimed rule enforcer
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)