bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to knock down; to knock off
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to say; to be called; to do
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
although I say; although one might say; although called
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
hostility; antagonism; opposition
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
accurate; correct; precise; exact
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
marital relationship; marital relations
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
charming; fascinating; attractive
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up