live-action film; film that uses footage of real scenes and events
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
anything and everything; just about everything
outsider; someone outside of a group
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
correction; revision; amendment
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
killing two birds with one stone
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
business; trade; operations; sales
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
business; work; operations; service; duties
results; record; grades; marks
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas