knowing only too well; being fully aware of
capable of anything; liable to do
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
assertion; declaration; affirmation
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
with a chuckle; with a giggle
much less; to say nothing of
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
way of talking; speaking style
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
to knock down; to knock off
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
general public; the masses
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
not necessarily so; is not always true
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to refer to; to use as reference
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp