residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to knock down; to bring down
meanwhile; in the meantime
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
(distinction of) sex; gender
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
start of a romance; beginning of love
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting