bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
yearned for; longed for; missed
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
ultimate; final; last; eventual
evolved form; developed form
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to pretend; to act (as if)
one's own problem; one's own issues
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
compressed gas cylinder; aerosol spray can
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness