mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to find out; to discover; to locate
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to accept; to receive; to agree
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to pretend; to act (as if)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(political) power; authority; influence
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
close to the wall; alongside the wall
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare