disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
useless resistance; vain struggle
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
ostentation; show; affectation
power of the state; government authority
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
the real criminal; true culprit
then; and (then); in that case; if so
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
special price; bargain price
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
rubbing one's hands together
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
defense; defence; protection
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
body; physical system; (the) person
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to check; to stop; to keep back
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)