I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
this sort of; this type of
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to challenge (a person) to a fight
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
for example; for instance; e.g.
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be injured; to sustain a wound
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition