for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
ability; capability; skill
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
thought; consideration; thinking
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
hostility; antagonism; opposition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
continuous; without a break
exploitation; overuse; abuse
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge