economical; efficient; lean; compact
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
discipline; training; teaching manners
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
pride; boast; credit (to)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
collection of books; (personal) library
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
environment; circumstance
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed