dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
button (clothing); push-button
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to stop (plug) one's ears
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
lay judge (2005 reforms); citizen judge; juror
court (of law); courtroom
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
idealistic thought (argument)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy