putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
deed; act; work; performance
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
all you have to do is; just; that's all
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
take the opportunity to (do something else)
by both oneself and others
to blame; to find fault with
unimportant details; inessentials
chit; sales slip; voucher
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
bad habit; peculiarity; weakness
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to save; to leave over; to spare
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
curse; spell; malediction
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
responsibility; duty; obligation
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to become empty; to be emptied
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)