the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
one's own property; possessions
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
summer vacation; summer holiday
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
censorship; inspection; examination
to hug one's knees; (fig.) to be lonely; to beg
nothing but; except; no more than
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
good humour (humor); good mood
outside the country; abroad
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
exhibition; display; putting on show
mineral matter; metallic property
while moving; on the move
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
principal occupation; core business
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
leadership skill; leadership ability
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
isn't it; right?; you know?
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
thick makeup; heavy makeup