hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
correction; revision; amendment
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
to be manageable; to be able to handle
proposal; proposition; suggestion
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
that's the way it is; such is life
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
feeling that something has come too late
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
forgetting; lapse of memory
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time