since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to lose heart; to lose motivation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
lover; mistress; kept woman
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to smear with blood; to kill
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to be smeared; to be covered
dilapidated house; deserted house
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...