circuitous; roundabout; indirect
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
man of letters; literary man
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
something small; something petty; trifle
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
married woman; another's wife
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
hateful; detestable; loathsome
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
race (of people); type of person
main cause; primary factor
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
normalcy; normality; normal
whispering; murmuring; subdued
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
if it is the case that ...
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
every person; every mouth; every entrance
standard; set; routine; decided
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to be smeared; to be covered
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
destined; predestined; fated; fateful