lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to sentence; to assign a penalty
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
self-affirmation; self-approval
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
atrocious crime; heinous crime
color scheme; colour scheme
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
high rating; good reputation
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; inversion; handspring (gymnastics)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
outside of one's area of expertise
point in common; common feature
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be on the right track; to be close enough
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
sign; indication; omen; symptom
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head