to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
real thing; original; actual
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
honor; honour; credit; prestige
sad to say; how sad; alas
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
pride; dignity; self-respect
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to look forward to something
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
fan service; giving one's fans what they want
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
interference; meddling; butting in
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to pile up; to accumulate