hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
contemplation; meditation
to shoot a person to death
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
increase in activity; activation
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
nonchalant air; unruffled air
straight; as the crow flies
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to send or direct a person to
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
hair on the back of one's head
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
to smash; to break into pieces
in succession; one by one
creation; generation; formation; derivation