unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to rule; to govern; to administer
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
stirring; slight movement
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
offensive (movement); aggression
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
direct descent; direct line
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession