to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
first match (in a series)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
not long has passed since ...
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
number of persons; personnel
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
preference; priority; precedence
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
regret; repentance; remorse
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
being too late; losing one's final chance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
another's parent; another's parents
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
listening device; bug; wiretap
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
door; gate; opening; title page