to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
the direction of the wind; circumstances
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
speech; expression; wording; language
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
common knowledge; well-known fact
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
aimlessly (e.g. spend one's time); (be) in a disorderly state; (do) in a messy fashion; with a hazy feeling; in a muddled state of mind; unsettledly
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
by sheer strength; by brute force
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be experienced in the ways of the world; to taste the bitter and the sweet
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly and flirt with each other
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
without cause; without reason
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity