brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
other than; excluding; without
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to let one's hair hang down
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
concession; conciliation; compromise
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
digital voice recorder; field recorder
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
hairlines (on an engraving)
to gain strength; to increase ability
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
entomophagy; insect eating
to settle (in a place); to settle down
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
but; however; although; though
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
matcha; powdered green tea