small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
action; operation; effect; function
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
nature; property; disposition
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to grow up; to become an adult
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
no liking for; no interest in
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
mental; spiritual; emotional
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to squash; to crush; to flatten
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
prospects of victory; chances of success
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful