fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
strict order; peremptory command
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to live; to reside; to inhabit
on countless occasions; many a time
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to fly around; to scatter
to speak; to hear a voice
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
slim; slender; slight; delicate
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
obese body; corpulent physique
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
technique; art; skill; move
trustee; councillor (councilor)
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
garden (esp. with trees); park
master; teacher; stable master
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)