to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
way; method; means; resource; course
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
at once; immediately; right now
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak