absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
making (a book, etc.) into a film; adapting for the screen
announcement of one's retirement
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to think too much; to be over-concerned
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
online; on the line (of a ball; in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
fighting game (esp. one-on-one)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
to be too late; to be too slow
to telephone; to make a phone call
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat