to pierce through; to break through
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
personal (employee); employed; retained
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
even more; still more; further
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to anticipate; to foresee
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
and so; therefore; for that reason
informal consent; private consent
confidentially; privately; off the record
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
along the road; along the way
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
speaking of ...; as for ...
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
every evening; night after night
one by one; one at a time; in turn
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
how; in what way; I wonder
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
royal castle; imperial castle
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
power; authority; influence
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)