uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
furiously; passionately; indignantly
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
immediately; at once; instantly
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to squash; to crush; to flatten
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to talk (a person) down; to confute
less than ...; smaller ...
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
height (of body); stature
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
but; however; provided that
preface; introduction; preamble
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
gossip; corner of the mouth
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)