dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
self-interest; selfish desire
such; like that; in that way
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
having no money; lack of money
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
to miss (one's chance to ...)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to turn to delinquency; to turn to crime (of a child)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
unofficial report; confidential report
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
moneylending; moneylender
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer