wide (esp. of clothing); broad
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
living person; the living
that is to say; so that means
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in