monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
that is to say; so that means
practice; practising; experience
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
busy; having no (free) time
break in time; interruption; pause
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
literally; to the letter; literal
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
heart; guts; nerve; central part
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
be (that) as it may; having said that
living thing; organism; creature; biology
unique; peculiar; singular