north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
difference; variation; difference
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
group chat; system for chatting with multiple people simultaneously (e.g. on a messaging application)
timeline; timetable; timeline (in social media)
beforehand; in advance; previously
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
even if ...; even supposing that ...
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
busy; having no (free) time
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
when it becomes; when it comes to
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
minuteness; one millionth
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
dodgy dealings; monkey business
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life