to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
likability; favorability; popularity
game brain; damage to the prefrontal region of the brain caused by excessive playing of video games; theorized by physiologist Akio Mori
thought; consideration; thinking
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
wing (of a bird, aircraft, etc.); wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.); winger; wing (of a building); unbalanced edge (in othello)
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
gossip; corner of the mouth
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure