unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
stillness; repose; standing still
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
dozens; scores of; decades
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
person concerned; interested party; related party
adherent; devotee; believer
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to step forward; to take a step forward
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
delusion; trick of the imagination
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
way out; means to escape; escape route
step; stride; counter for steps
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to thrust away; to send flying
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum