very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
to slide into; to slip into
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
to be flexible; to be accommodating
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
malicious; deliberately mean
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
good performance; good work; great success
successive generations; successive emperors
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be remembered; to go down in history
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
one's physical safety; personal security
prohibited item; banned item