railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
river surface; surface of a river
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
railway bridge; iron bridge
to not have a clear picture of the situation
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
suspicious character (person, figure)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to make coffee; to brew coffee
occupation; calling; livelihood
to correct oneself; to restate
ill will; malice; evil intent
human kindness; human weakness
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
illegal; illicit; unlawful
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
one's impressions after reading a book
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
house search (e.g. by the police)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
last chapter (book, etc.)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
in history; ever; historical
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
murder for pleasure; lust murder