close to the wall; alongside the wall
fruit knife; paring knife
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
to peel; to skin; to pare
to lock; to fasten a lock
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
revolting; rebellion; going against; contradiction; antinomy
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
psychological description
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
secret military agency; secret service
denting; buckling; giving (in); bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; bowing and scraping
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
follow-up report; further news
lumping together; putting all together
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
active; dynamic; energetic
time schedule; timetable; program
trust; confidence; credence
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
the truth always comes out; you can't sweep it under the rug forever; a secret is too heavy to hold; (lit.) the king's ears are donkey's ears
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking