putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
contract; compact; agreement
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
rapid development; rapid unfolding
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
low; vulgar; base; ignoble; mean; selfish
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
official regulations; inner rules
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
self-absorbed; self-contained
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
bureaucratic routine; red tape
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
government office; public office
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd