reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
clearly; distinctly; vividly
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
impudent; shameless; brazen
mask; disguise; guise; mask
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
that's a different matter; that's a different story
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to do for (the sake of someone else)
indictment; prosecution; complaint
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
exactly as stated; verbatim
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
lying face down; upside down; prone
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
choosing between two things; two choices
looking on; remaining a spectator
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
all you want; as much as one wants
presence; sitting with; being with
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
running away; escaping on foot
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light