time; season; period; phase; stage
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
two times; twice; two degrees
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to attack; to assault; to assail
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
smoothly; easily; readily
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
realistic; practical; feasible
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to ask; to enquire; to query
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely