careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
protruding eyes; person with protruding eyes; result of a dice roll; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
temporary truce; ceasefire
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
to attract someone with food
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
no problem; piece of cake
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
division; section; classification; sorting; division
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
not limited to; not just ...
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to happen to hear; to overhear
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
great writer; literary master; distinguished author