deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
day (as in holiday); daytime
one's long-cherished desire
good (place to leave off); convenient
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to be infected; to be contagious
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
looking on; remaining a spectator
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
old friend; old acquaintance
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
only recently; just of late
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to try all possible means
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
period of time; time slot; time zone
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
high; noble; refined; advanced
short distance; short range; short-haul
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
very recently; in the very recent past
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt