quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
flexible (of people); open-minded
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
descriptive (narrative) part
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to become better; to improve
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
moment to quit; way to quit
to attempt; to test; to try out
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
technique; art; skill; move
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision