black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
police; police officer; police station
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
probability; likelihood; chances
possible; likely; probable
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
connection; link; relationship
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
expressing one's mind; speaking out
(period of) a year; during an era
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
hiding one's embarrassment
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
back seat (of a car); rear seat