clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
law and order; discipline
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
healthy; sound; wholesome
slight; little; insignificant
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
vice; immorality; corruption
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
basis; foundation; core; criterion; standard
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
on the occasion of; at the time of
long ago; already; a long time ago