with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
arrestee; person arrested
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be softened; to calm down
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
school; school building; schoolhouse
Hades (god); Hades (the underworld)
to burst open; to pop; to split
cheering group; cheering squad
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
throat; important part; vital area
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
high-pitched tone; soprano
low tone; bass; low voice
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable