if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
manners; behavior; behaviour
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to feel depressed; to be down
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
striking; remarkable; considerable
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
someone; a certain person
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
for this very reason; that is exactly why
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
unimpressive; unimpressed
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
restoration; repair; mending