mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to overflow from something full
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
breeding; raising; rearing
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to get strong; to gain strength
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
as; because; with; due to
Chinese poem with five characters per line
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
loud shout; excited cheering