appearance; air; condition; state; form
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
joint struggle; common (united) front
to be to the point; to be pertinent
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
great laughter; burst of laughter
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
overhasty; rash; premature
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
worldly wisdom; knowledge of the ways of the world
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to refuse; to decline; to deny
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia