to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
individual; one by one; separate; each
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
water vapour; water vapor; steam
frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)
remaining; left-over; excess
draw (in competition); tie game
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
to make sense; to be meaningful
to forget to say; to forget to mention
instead; but (on the other hand)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging