poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
street; quarter; district; area
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to subsist; to keep on living
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
different opinion; objection
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to speak; to say; to vocalize
trembling from fear; trembling all over
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
clear writing; specification
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder