simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
highly unpredictable; touch and go
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
finished product; finished goods; completed article
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
capacity; volume; capacitance
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to try all possible means
letting (someone) die without helping
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
wide-awake to one's interests
supreme; greatest; highest; best
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
to sob; to be choked with tears
difficult to ...; hard to ...
close call; narrow escape
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to get distracted; to jump off the track
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
contract negotiation; contract discussion
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
daytime; during the day; Japan and China