matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
sweet-and-sour pork (oft. with vegetables)
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
to get between; to be caught in
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to become misty; to become hazy
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to