genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
construction; architecture (of buildings)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
in that manner; like that
indescribable; having no way to express
latte; caffè latte; rat (esp. laboratory or pet)
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
unanticipated; unexpected
to leave (a scene); to step away
poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to stop walking; to pause
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic