something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
half-wit; fool; simpleton
being intrusive; intrusive person
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (lit.) (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to be infected; to be contagious
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
discipline; punishment; reprimand
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
urgent business; pressing need; imperative