quickly; calmly; intently
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
fucking; screwing; having sex
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
stirring; slight movement
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
goodness; excellence; virtue
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
variety show (e.g. on TV)
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
sense of duty (obligation)
close; intimate; on good terms
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
frame; framework; outline
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
conflicting (opposite, contrasting) opinion; antagonistic view
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon