ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
discretion; judgement; judgment
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
sounding each other out; probing each other
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
commitment; pledge; promise
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
press; print shop; printing office
two-storey house; two-story house
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
protection against (flying) mud; mudguard; mudflap; fender (of a car); wing
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly