tasteless and odorless; bland
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
appearance; figure; shape; form
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
modesty; humility; being humble
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
long ago; a long time ago; already
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
face; looks; vestiges; trace
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
spine; backbone; spinal column
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory