tedious; boring; being fed up with
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
offense and defense; offence and defence
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
every month; each month; monthly
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
sending back; return to sender
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to make merry; to be festive
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
beginning of a line (of writing)
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
exile; banishment; deportation
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish