(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
on the occasion of; at the time of
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
sour look; surly face; pout
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to speak ill of; to disparage
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless