whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
religious organization; religious organisation
depending (too much) on one another; mutual overreliance; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to bawl; to cry; to scream
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
brand name; trade name; product name
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous