to step back; to walk backwards
every person; each one; everybody
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
presentation (to someone of high status); submitting; offering
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
body; physical system; (the) person
a pair (of shoes or socks)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
way; method; means; effect; result; worth
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
great scholar; profound scholar
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
error; mistake; slip; bug
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
party; set; gang; company; person
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
having plenty (of something); having all one needs
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to be perturbed; to be agitated
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
choice; selection; option
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence