string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
hand used like a sword in striking
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
charred; burnt black; scorched black
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
that's the way it is; such is life
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
vice; immorality; corruption
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
use; utilization; utilisation; application
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)