to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
innumerable; countless; numberless
creeper (creeping plant); trailer (trailing plant); climber (climbing plant); vine
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
moving about; stirring about
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
calm; composed; leisurely
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
drawing board; drafting board
all night long; all through the night
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
wild beast; wild animal; brute
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
vice; immorality; corruption
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
posterity; future life; life to come
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
in the end; on top of that
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)