now that you say that; now that you mention it
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
carving; engraving; chiselled features
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
intimacy; affection; familiarity
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
while alive; during one's lifetime
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
boarder; boarding student
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
close; intimate; on good terms
apartment building; housing complex
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
thereupon; shortly thereafter
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment