meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment