pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to add (to); to add on; to append
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
prickling; stinging; tingling
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
single word; a few words; brief comment
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to come into being; to be born
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to increase; to add to; to augment
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down