distortion; falsification; perversion
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to hide; to conceal oneself
near-miss; just missing (each other)
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
old friend; old acquaintance
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
main cause; primary factor
to skip over (while reading); to skim
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years