serious look (on one's face); straight face
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
since then; from that time; ever since
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
Muscat (wine grape variety); Muscat (Oman)
personal delivery; handing over in person
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
depravity; corruption; degradation
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
engineer; technical officer
to jar; to creak; to grate
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord