sense of duty (obligation)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
oracle; revelation; divine message
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
sudden impulse; passing fancy
pointing out; identification
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
using one's arms as a pillow
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
technical skill; ability; capacity
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
(your) judgment; discernment
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
urgency; exigency; emergency
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage