to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
that's the way it is; such is life
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
false charge; slander; defamation
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
in this way; thus; such; uh...
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
I see; that's right; indeed
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo