repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to grumble about something (trivial)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
imposing stance; daunting pose
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
living room (Western style); sitting room
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
staying the night; lodging (at)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
licking one's lips; licking one's chops