good-natured; of good character
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
simmer; bubble out; flow out
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to boil strongly; to be excited
forcibly; against one's will
small number; few; minority
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to become better; to improve