as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
I appreciate your efforts
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
topic of discussion; agenda
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
actor; actress; player; performer
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to bury; to embed; to implant
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
singing voice; (sound of) singing
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
switching over to; migration; transition
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
connection; link; relationship
what time; (lit.) which hour
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest