national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
going through; going via; going by way of
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
serialization; serialisation; serial story
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat