single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
foreign enemy; outside invader
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
your body; your health; yourself; you
extremely; greatly; truly; really; (not) that much; (not) really
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
progress; advance; improvement; development
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture