imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
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
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to yield to temptation; to succumb
depravity; corruption; degradation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
particularly; only; in the case of
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
no matter how much time passes
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother