monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
way of speaking; intimation
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
agreement; assent; Norway
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
endpaper (of a book); end-paper; facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment); looking back; triumphing over (a rival)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on