critic; reviewer; commentator
elder sister; effeminate man
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
preparation; arrangements
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
calamity; misfortune; disaster
the gods of heaven and earth
window; window (shop display)
organization chart; organisation chart
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
input-output processor; IOP
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
unauthorized (computer) access; hacking
making a mold; taking a (dental) impression
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
one's own property; possessions
major surgery; major operation
academic study; academic research
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
trend; tendency; momentum
as soon as possible; ASAP
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
hope of success; prospects of success
total (money); full amount; sum
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
antiquity; the previous era
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
after staying up all night
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
maintaining the status quo
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless