another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to need; to call for; to require
in that manner; like that
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
the front; honest; upright; decent
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
I don't want to boast but
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
at that time; in those days
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
killing two birds with one stone
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback