needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to squeeze out; to wring out
by all means; at all costs
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to be consistent; to be coherent
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
day after day; day by day
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
looking pale; looking unwell