congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
ashamed deep down in one's heart; blushing with shame when one remembers something
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to shake; to sway; to waver
handrail; railing; banister
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)
model demonstration; model performance; exhibition
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
the opposite direction; the other way
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
beauty of style; beauty of form
problematical statement; controversial statement
defence forces; defence corps