from out of nowhere; from who knows where
suddenly disappears somewhere
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
unpredictability; element of surprise
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
personal identification number; PIN; password number
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
serious look (on one's face); straight face
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
genuine article; real thing; real deal
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
Internet service provider; ISP
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
beyond that point; after that
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to collect; to assemble; to gather
social networking service; SNS
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say