with a click; with a snap
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
separate; scattered; apart
how long; how far; how much
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
dirty work; unpleasant task
in the end; at the end of the day
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
accomplishment; execution
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional