personal; individual; private
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
plural; multiple; plural (number)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
influence; clout; leverage
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
system; institution; organization; organisation
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to get strong; to gain strength
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment