backing band (for singer); backup band
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
overanxiety; needless worry
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
success; achievement; fruition
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
series of battles; successive battles
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
too much; excessively; too
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
critical moment; do-or-die situation
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to mix; to stir; to blend
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
average; leveling; levelling
agreement; coincidence; congeniality
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for