personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
flooring the gas pedal; pedal to the metal
to be nearing death; to be dying
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
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
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
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
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright