procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
hostility; animosity; enmity
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
way of calling (something or someone)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to be silent; to say nothing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
long hair (usu. of a man)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
very young; little; childish; immature
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
hairline; borders of the hair
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
notice; attention; observation