faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to take; to catch; to capture
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
fall; drop; descent; coming down
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
covered with; stained; smeared
even though; despite; when
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
student guidance; student counseling
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
game arcade; video arcade
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot