poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
technique; art; skill; move
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
taste; palate; sense of taste
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
such; like that; that sort of; very
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
good humour (humor); good mood
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to say no more; to sink into silence
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to be worried; to be troubled
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
any more; any further; any better; any longer
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to employ; to hire; to charter
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to find out; to discover; to locate
killing a villain (with a sword, dagger, etc.)