to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
stairs; stairway; staircase
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
proposal; proposition; suggestion
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to some extent; to a certain extent
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
very likely; very probable
authentic work (as opposed to a fake)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
immediately; right away; on the spot
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
spread; span; expanse; extent
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be entwined; to be involved
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)