cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
cocky; affected; pretentious; fresh; pompous
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
called; known as; that; to say
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
present (brought by a visitor); gift
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
attractiveness; charm; amiability
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
villain; baddie; the villain's part
hidden treasure; treasured article
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
leadership; initiative; spearhead
hundred times; hundred degrees
secrecy; highly classified information
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation