interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to wring the neck; to strangle
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
with a start; with a jump
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero; rounding off (views); converging to a common opinion
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
this place; where one comes from; here
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond