questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
literally; to the letter; literal
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
the other day; a few days ago
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
dangerous position; peril
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
material before the opening credits in a film, anime, etc.
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
head; chief; boss; leader