urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
personal; individual; private
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
older sister and younger brother
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
production (e.g. play); direction
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
space (room, area, outer space)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
main question; real issue at hand
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested