or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
biological younger sister
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
very young; little; childish; immature
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
failure; mistake; blunder
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
calm; composed; cool; quiet
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to get late; to advance; to wear on
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to happen to meet; to come across