to beat time; to mark time
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
build; physique; frame; constitution
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to turn against; to become an enemy
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
worst; worst-case (scenario)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to lie down (in bed); to retire (to bed); to become bedridden (with an illness)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
letting (someone) die without helping
while crying; tearfully; in tears
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
physical condition; state of health; shape
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
way of talking; speaking style
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
one part; one portion; one section
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing