intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to make a speech; to address
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
many; numerous; various; large number of
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
buoyantly; airily; with a light heart
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
government service; the bureaucracy
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
public name; announcing publicly; nominal
price; cost; value; worth; value
to help each other; to cooperate
transactions; dealings; business
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
God; god; ace; king; superior person
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
public relations; client liaison; client relations