paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
private citizen; civilian
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
right in the midst of; right at the height of
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to put someone to trouble
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
catching fire (from next door); spreading fire
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
double track; two-track line
identifiable; personalized
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
loophole; crenel; gun port; porthole
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
televising; broadcasting; airing
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
pungent; irritating; acrid
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
cautious theory; conservative theory
extreme north; North Pole
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement