position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
convenience; handiness; usefulness
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
not worth considering; out of the question
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to open (one's eyes) wide
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
relation; connection; relevance
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
more than usual (usu. time)
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
coping; top rail; top part of the upper cross-beam of a torii
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
bottom part of the upper cross-beam of a torii