setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
due form; official; formality
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
on the occasion of; at the time of
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
ongoing; in progress; afoot
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
self-deprecating; self-mocking
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to take over; to hand over
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity