... years old; age (of) ...
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
mortuary makeup; funeral makeup
welcome; (warm) reception
lodging; putting up at a hotel
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
script; libretto; scenario
loud recitation (of a poem); (another's) poems
rating; ranking; grading; classification
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
film world; world of cinema
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
(your) judgment; discernment
to fall ill; to be taken ill
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
guardian; protector; patron; parent
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
mistress; kept woman; concubine
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to become settled; to be fixed
starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words