gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
(made of) leather; leather-bound
complexion; colour; color; blood red
(courteous) invitation; call
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
construction; architecture (of buildings)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
direct descent; direct line
great-great-grandchild; fourth-generation descendant
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to be dead; to be lifeless
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
this occasion; at this time; now