shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
other than; excluding; without
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to finish; to complete; to understand
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
no loss or gain; coming out even
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to make a list; to enumerate
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
lethal radioactive fallout; atomic dust
transparency; degree of clearness
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
cerussite; white lead ore
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
periodic; regular; routine
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
settlement; permanent residency
farming; agriculture; cultivation
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
as lifeless as cold ashes
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
sixth day of the month; six days
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize