to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
same; similar; (just) like; equal
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to brush off; to shake off
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
battle royal; battle royale (genre)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
like this; this sort; this way
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
developed country; advanced country
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
thought; consideration; thinking
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into