good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
normal duties; (one's) regular work
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
independent action; acting alone
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
surname; family name; last name
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
police officer; policeman; constable
to keep (a person) waiting
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
general idea; concept; notion
religious organization; religious organisation
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)