street at night; making a night journey
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
to call again; to call someone back
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
trend; tendency; momentum
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
friction; discord; strife
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
insurance payout; insurance money
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
shameless; shameless person
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread