nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
moonrise; rise of the Moon
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
moment by moment; hour by hour
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
to have steady nerves; to gain courage; to become brave; to become confident
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
VIP; very important person
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
surrounding at a distance
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
threat; intimidation; menace
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked