bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to be too numerous; to be too much
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
consideration; taking into account
price; cost; value; worth; value
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to pay attention; to be watchful
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
preliminary step; first step
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
pointing out; identification
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)