neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to affect; to impact; to influence
concession; conciliation; compromise
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
changing one's clothes; change of clothes
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
(one's) current position; current location; present position
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
Putin; Putin, Vladimir (1952-; president of Russia)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
to be born; to come into the world
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
enactment; establishment; creation
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse