neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
still; even now; to this day
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
sexy; popular; well-liked
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to think of; to come up with
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
villain; baddie; the villain's part
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run