personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
flooring the gas pedal; pedal to the metal
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be nearing death; to be dying
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
finished product; finished goods; completed article
serious condition; critical condition
underworld; underside of society
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
weird; disgusting; sickening
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
variation; rogue (something)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words