assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
good person; virtuous person
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to step over or across; to overcome
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to be too late; to be too slow
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
tedious; boring; being fed up with
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
maintaining the status quo
nothing but; none other than
different opinion; objection
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
in the same way as; just like
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
memories; recollections; reminiscence
that day; the very same day
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit