feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
testimony; (verbal) evidence
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
way of speaking; intimation
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
going through; going via; going by way of
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
firm promise; definite promise
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
one by one; one each; one at a time
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
draw (in competition); tie game
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
pair; the two; both persons; both things
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)