to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
different opinion; objection
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to watch for an unguarded moment
murder; killing; murderer
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
having a crush on someone
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
attendance; participation; presence
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
one's physical safety; personal security
quite; utterly; really; completely
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
protest; refutation; pleading
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
lacking the words to say what one means
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
event; phenomenon; matter
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge