shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
forgetting; lapse of memory
troops; group members; team members
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
such; like that; in that way
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to intend; to be sure that
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
night stall; night shop; night fair
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to cross the line; to go too far
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
the Industrial Revolution
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
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)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank