thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
strong pressure; heavy pressure
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to escape from; to get out
item; something that one "just has to have"
severe wound; serious wound; gash
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
bloodsucking; sucking blood
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
distinction; differentiation; classification
early on; earlier on; from early
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
safety measure; safety precaution
high octane; high octane gasoline; high-octane petrol
bento; Japanese box lunch