friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
bygones; the past; past event
personal; individual; private
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
momentous (crucial) decision
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
eagle (Accipitridae family)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
changing completely; transformation
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
button (clothing); push-button