whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
directly opposite; right in front
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
certain evidence; definite evidence
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to keep an eye on; to take care of
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
stifled (laughter); simmering
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to shake; to sway; to waver
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
firm promise; definite promise