to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
common person; foolish commoner
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
villain; baddie; the villain's part
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
to cry and shout; to scream
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
troubled face; worried expression
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
quietly; slowly; gracefully
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
holding two or more positions concurrently
part time (school system)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
dirty work; unpleasant task
drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
very young; childish; immature
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)