intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
right in the center (centre)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to squeeze out; to wring out
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
observation; survey; watching
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
limited time; limited-time offer
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
self-righteousness; self-justified
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
makeshift; improvised; hurriedly prepared; hastily got up
mask; disguise; guise; mask
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
still (continuing); as ever; further
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
worried look; concerned expression
bento; Japanese box lunch
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
out-of-school; off-campus
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable