this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
instant; moment; for an instant
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to thrust before; to thrust at
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
serious; severe; grave; acute
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
dozens; scores of; decades
feeling keenly; fully realizing
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
in order; in turn; one by one
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
beginning; outset; first; onset
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
probability; likelihood; chances
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to fold up; to fold into layers
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper