one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
publicity or advertising expenses
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
another thing; exception; special case
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
historical play; period drama
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be found; to be discovered
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back