omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
foil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
most (numerous); largest (number of)
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
planned; scheduled; systematic
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
(not so) much; (not) very
moderator; host; chairman
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall