sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to trample; to crush underfoot
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
portrait of a deceased person
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol