bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
message of condolence; memorial address
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
joint; seam; joining point
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
casting; founding; minting
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
stifled (laughter); simmering
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
arbitration; intercession; mediation
quarrel; dispute; argument
postwar period; period after Second World War
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close