to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
bedridden; confined to bed
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
otherwise; or else; if not
calm; composed; leisurely
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement