east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
being too late; losing one's final chance
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
choosing between two things; two choices
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
trifling; little; few; slight
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to not believe one's ears
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
fox with supernatural powers
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to break the silence; to break one's silence
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to put out; to extinguish
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)