just right (time, size, length, etc.)
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
general public; the masses
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
lump together; put all together
state of mind; mentality; psychology
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
accurate; correct; precise; exact
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
selection; choice; option
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
communicativity; ability to convey one's opinion, message, etc.; power to make oneself understood
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on