flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to help each other; to cooperate
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
diligent; hard-working; industrious
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
one eye; discerning eye; excellent judgement
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
organic; organic chemistry; organic compound
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
taste; liking; preference
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
form; shape; figure; morph
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
lust; sexual appetite; carnal desire
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow