swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
hell on earth; living hell
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
successively; one after another
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
chairlift (e.g. at a ski resort); ski lift; (goods) lift; lift (in figure skating, ballet, etc.)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to cry and shout; to scream
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
factory; plant; mill; workshop
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to have a chill run down one's spine
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
gas burner; blowtorch; Bunsen burner
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to take someone's life; to kill someone
wounded person; injured person
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
influence; effect; impact
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness