chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
earnestly; immediately; exactly
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
trio; gang of three; threesome
severe wound; serious wound; gash
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
stranger; tramp; wanderer
to spit out; to eject; to dump
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
the late emperor; preceding emperor
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
changing (something) for the worse; disimprovement; deterioration
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
internal conditions; true state of affairs