declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
dodgy dealings; monkey business
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
stimulating; exciting; provocative
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
outsider; someone outside of a group
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
stale; hackneyed; cliched
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
in respect of; in regards to; as for
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits