forcefulness of speech; influential voice
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
repaying a kindness; gratitude
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
irrational (line of) argument
to squeeze out; to wring out
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
kindness; intimacy; friendship
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
even if not; even without