front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
short pause; short interval
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
preface; introduction; preamble
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
in the following manner; as follows
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
schoolgirl; female student
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(mixture of) ground beef and pork