two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
main purpose; primary objective
profit-taking sale; profit-taking selling
retention; maintenance; preservation
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
one by one; one at a time; in turn
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
heaven and earth; top and bottom
hard-line policy; tough measure
to smirk; to grin broadly
client list; customer list
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
the lion's share; the cream
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
old friend; old acquaintance
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
protest; refutation; pleading
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
unidentified flying object; UFO
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)