awkward (difficult) question
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
to be cleared of a charge
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to spread; to be propagated
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
being a good listener; good listener
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
question; question (mark)
two days later; day after next; next day but one
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
blue tarpaulin; blue plastic waterproof sheeting
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine