only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
a Buddha; deceased person
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
review; reconsideration; revision
examination results; test result; test outcome
(giving) instruction; initiation
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
contest of strength; trial of strength
as everyone knows; needless to point out
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
to squash; to crush; to flatten
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
one more time; once more; once again
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
the way one works; one's working manner
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
fetish; passion; enthusiasm