inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
like this; in this way; as you see
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
that is to say; so that means
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
self-; from (a time or place)
self-control; self-restraint
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
shameless; shameless person
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
direct descent; direct line
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression