shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
several people; a few people
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
successively; one after another
fluent (in a language); flowing
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
than; other than; except; but
opposite bank; farther shore
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
prevention; precaution; protection against
intelligence gathering; information gathering
for example; for instance; e.g.
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless