with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
yearned for; longed for; missed
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
hidden room; secret chamber
conference room; council room
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
difficult to ...; hard to ...
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
lost decade (esp. of Japan, 1992-2002); decade of economic stagnation
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
cultivation; refinement; culture; education