head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
city built around beautiful rivers and lakes; city of water (e.g. Venice)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
G-man; FBI agent; inspector
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
Shoplifters (2018 film by Hirokazu Kore-eda)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
arrest; apprehension; capture
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
encouragement; cheering on
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)