to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to fall in love (with); to love
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to turn completely into; to become completely
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
by any means, fair or foul
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
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
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to be too late; to be too slow
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
tall figure; high stature
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout