extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
dear me; I mean; or rather
hateful; detestable; loathsome
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
whenever you want; any time you like
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
competent; suitable; qualified
investigation into historical evidence; study of historical artifacts
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me