thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to do someone in; to bump someone off
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
encouragement; cheering on
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
difficult problem; challenge
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate