... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
visual confirmation; sighting
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to escape from; to get out
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
booking; reservation; making a booking
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt