expression; presentation; representation; notation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to torment; to torture; to harass
meal set before one; women's advances
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
gossip; corner of the mouth
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
only; merely; but; no more than
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(not) a single person; (no) one
for a while; for some time; for a period