ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
curl; curly hair; ringlet
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
change of schedule; schedule change
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
drinking bout; merrymaking
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to harm; to cause harm to
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
please be careful; please take care
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)