important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
separation; living separately; living apart
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
particular; hard to please; fussy
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
leader; authority; mainstay
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
slightly early; just before
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
change in appearance; transformation
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
criminal nature; criminality
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
broadcasting (seeds); broadcast seeding; distributing widely; handing out freely; spending (money) recklessly
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
loud criticism; torrent of criticism; fierce denouncement (from many people); uproarious outcry
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach