weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
affable; sociable; friendly
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
(physical) growth; development
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
(seriously and slightly) injured persons; people with serious and minor injures
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
to be main; to be principal; to be important
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
positive thinking; optimism
to make a lasting impression
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
going to and from school; school commute
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
what's what; heads or tails
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
to cross the line; to go too far
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion style usually characterized by dyed hair and gaudy clothing; gal; girl; young woman
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
quick work; (clever) feat
yearning; longing for; deep affection
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay