to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
muddy water; red-light district
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
part; portion; glimpse; bit
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
interference; intervention; meddling
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
confusion; distraction; derangement
pride; boast; credit (to)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
maintaining the status quo
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish