motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to be flexible; to be accommodating
being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
capable of anything; liable to do
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
huge win; overwhelming victory
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to be itching to put one's skills to use
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher