narrow margin; slim margin
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
handsome man; actor in a love scene
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
(medical) doctor; physician
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
the same; the said; likewise
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
of course; certainly; naturally
this (very thing); this precisely
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
hard struggle; strenuous effort
carnivore; carnivorous animal
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
strategist; tactician; schemer