control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
besides; in addition; also; moreover
still; even now; to this day
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
about; on; regarding; per; for every
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to watch steadily; to stare
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
androgynous; gender-neutral
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
unexpectedly; surprisingly
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...