ratio; proportion; percentage
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
hiding one's embarrassment
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; plant-based
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
(pouring out) in large amounts; (flowing out) gushingly
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
material (data) for one's research; research material
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
world tree (religious or mythological motif)
legendary; folkloric; traditional
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
far away in the distance; in the far distance
class-A; A class; A grade
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)