contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
leaving everything up to someone else
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
treasure chest; strongbox
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
important point; point to make note of
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
someone (something) not to be trifled with
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
simultaneous; all at once
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
piling up; multiple layers
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
cut; notch; end; conclusion