sentence; verdict; pronouncement
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
firm; strong; solid; stable
carrying voice; well-projected voice
love triangle; eternal triangle
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
notice; attention; observation
practice; practising; experience
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
process; course; mechanism
to be betrayed by a trusted follower
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
courtesy car (e.g. at a hotel)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
employment system; employment pattern
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
hot topic; talk of the town
and then; and so; and; so then
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to get accustomed to using
one's own chopsticks; washable chopsticks carried in a case (used instead of disposable chopsticks)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold