bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to exaggerate; to overstate
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
single word; a few words; brief comment
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
treating someone like a child
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
answering machine; answerphone
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
from the beginning; from scratch
redoing; doing over again
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend