to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
complementation; supplementation; completion
to move (house); to change residence
earthquake resistance standards
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
storage space (esp. in a home)
eight (long cylindrical things)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
afterlife; realm of the dead
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
head over heels; madly (in love)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
world situation; world affairs
to be nearing death; to be dying
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
day by day; every day; by the day
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
serves you right!; see what happens!
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
complete change of mood; thoroughly refreshing one's spirits
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut