open; public; official; overt
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to whine; to make feeble complaints
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
critical moment; do-or-die situation
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
joints; points (of a speech)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to leave word; to leave a message
briskly (walk); at a quick pace
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear