since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
to be fated; to be linked by fate
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
(skill of) making funny faces; facial performance
power; authority; jurisdiction
secrecy; highly classified information
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
flaw; defect; fault; (legal) fault; flaw
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
the government; Administration
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
leaving school during a term
academic; scholarly; scientific
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
well-mannered; courteous; polite
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
(set of) facial features; looks
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic