(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
sublime; noble; high-minded
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
foreign enemy; outside invader
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
great speed; recklessly fast speed
fast playing (of a stringed instrument); shredding (e.g. on guitar)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
opening fully; full throttle; full power
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to use (something) as a selling point
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
such; like that; in that way
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
how; in what way; how about; questionable
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
every single word and phrase; word by word
choice; selection; option