soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
reality; actuality; hard fact
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to open (one's eyes) wide
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
final; eventual; ultimate
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
dragon god; dragon king; naga
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to be boiled; to be cooked
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
discussion; debate; argument
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
when it becomes; when it comes to
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
the front; honest; upright; decent
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer