account book; register; ledger
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
here and there; everywhere
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
rationalization; justification
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout