what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
same trade; same business; same profession
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
secret; private; surreptitious
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
limited time; limited-time offer
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
waiting for someone to arrive
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
had better ...; had better not ...
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind