focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
you could say; you might say; verging on the
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
sign; indication; omen; symptom
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to take away; to carry off
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
here and there; everywhere
seasoning; flavour; flavor
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
pot; (volcanic) crater; buttocks; gay man; queer; faggot
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say