circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
first challenge; first try
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
heating; application of heat
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
everything; anything; nothing
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
alternately; by turns; one after the other
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
round; spherical; circular
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
difficult to ...; hard to ...