imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
country-bred; raised in the country
(I am) not sure; (I) can't say which
verge of death; dying moments
to stop (plug) one's ears
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
communication skills; communication ability
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
covered in mud; mud-caked
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
several times; once or twice
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
depiction; description; portrayal
mad laughter; maniacal laughter
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
direct descent; direct line
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together