hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
good-for-nothing; worthless
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to do someone in; to bump someone off
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
duty; obligation; responsibility
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind