whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
place; room; margin; scope
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
recollection; reminiscence
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
to explain adequately; to be accountable
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
innocent; cherubic; childlike
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
tail (of a traditional Japanese cap); chinstrap
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous