and what is worse; to make matters worse
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
anger; passion; rage; temper
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
confidence; trust; faith; credit
spy; secret agent; spying
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to amuse oneself; to make merry
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
enemy territory; hostile place
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to intend; to be sure that
to make one's rounds; to patrol
end; close; conclusion; termination
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
in proportion to; according to; depending on