promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
how long; how far; how much
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
go that far; to that extent
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
(clenched) fist; knuckles
it's no joke; gimme a break!
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
conviction; belief; confidence
superiority complex; sense of superiority
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
correction; revision; amendment
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
excessive; too much; unreasonable
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
medical science; medicine
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
physical evidence; material evidence
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card