even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
confidence; trust; faith; credit
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
adherence (to one's beliefs); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
to pierce through; to break through
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful