nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
encryption; encoding; encipherment
what do you want?; can I help you?
telecommunications company; telco
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
calming down; quieting down
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
input; (data) entry; typing
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
"large eyes" look (makeup technique)
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit