curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
what people say; rumours; public opinion
sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet
(find) common (meeting) ground
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
upskilling; improving one's skills
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
all you can drink; bottomless cup
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
ability; capability; skill
to lie down; to throw oneself down