regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
drunkenness; intoxication
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to amuse oneself; to make merry
in the end; at the end of the day
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
out of character; unlike one
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
point in common; common feature
have to do; must; should; ought to
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
traditional Japanese dance
bent back; hunchback; stoop
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
double suicide; lovers' suicide
evening; night; nighttime
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
leaving everything to someone else
training (esp. in-service); induction course
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown