platform; home; home base; home plate
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
several years; a few years
outside of; not covered by
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
hey there; I say; see here
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
hello; good day; good afternoon
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
boy; son; baby boy; young man
that's the way it is; such is life