front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
unrequited love; one-sided love
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to unfold; to unroll; to open
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
opposite side; opposition
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
close to the wall; alongside the wall
on time; on schedule; punctually
delivery; transfer; hand-over
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
business; work; operations; service; duties
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
guard; security guard; security officer
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
simply; merely; only; solely
locker room; changing room; dressing room
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
experiment; experimentation
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
ability; capability; skill
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
one by one; one after another; successively
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle