support; backing; aid; assistance
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
bullet speed; muzzle velocity
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
directions; instructions; orders; command
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to be entwined; to be involved
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to throw at; to turn; to raise
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
continuous stay away from home; staying on without returning; continuous stay at a pleasure quarter; staying for days on end at a brothel