personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
impossible to do (although wants to)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
pixel; picture element; PEL
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
loitering; hanging around; wandering around