20 years old; (arch.) twenty
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to pass (of time); to elapse
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
exaltation; emotional uplift
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
proposal; proposition; suggestion
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments