interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
rather; sooner; preferably
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
at least; at most; (even) just
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
friction; discord; strife
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
identifiable; personalized
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
someone; a certain person
as a child; when one was a child
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)