card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult reasons
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to order; to command; to appoint
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
means; way; method; measure
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)