hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
accordion; melodeon; concertina
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
selection; choice; option
abuse; misuse; perversion
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
root; joint; base; crotch
ectogenesis; outside the body
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group