reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
way; method; means; resource; course
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
emotional scars; mental trauma
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
cyborg; cybernetic organism
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
stepping back; drawing back
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
correction; revision; amendment
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)