cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
sudden death; unexpected death
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
petty underling; small fry
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
system by which hitting a certain jackpot increases the probability of hitting the next jackpot (on prepaid card pachinko machines)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
charm; incantation; spell; curse
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
as one flesh or body; simultaneously
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake
(brute) force; using all one's might
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
first thing in the afternoon
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
powderized green laver; blue-green algae (esp. Microcystis spp.); cyanobacteria; algal bloom; water bloom
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
conversely; on the contrary
planned; scheduled; systematic