fire hook; poker; slice bar
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to be exhausted; to be tired out
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
one's family; family member
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand