to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
operation; functioning; running
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
the way back; the way home; return trip
to dance; to perform dance steps
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to head home; to leave for home
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
(another's) daughter; young lady
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
memory; sense; experience
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)