fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
core; core; hardcore; all-out
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations