performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
artificial intelligence; AI
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
expression; look; countenance; face
to be sacked; to be dismissed
interests and preferences
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
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)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
had better ...; had better not ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to bring back; to restore
to refuse; to decline; to deny
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
preparatory phase; preparatory period
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key