unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
protest campaign; demonstration
to accept (a thing) with thanks
time; season; period; phase; stage
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
relatively; comparatively
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to lure someone; to entice someone
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
sympathy; compassion; pity
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to be (standing) together, an arm across the other's shoulder
to knock down; to knock off
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to set up shop; to open a store
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy