four characters; four letters
to beat to death; to kill
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
offender; criminal; culprit
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to take to task; to take it out on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
authenticity; credibility
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
surname; family name; last name
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to raise one's voice; to shout
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
parting; separation; farewell
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae