(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to continue to do; to persist in doing
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
in one's own way or style
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to pretend; to act (as if)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
two times; twice; two degrees
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
starting point; starting line
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate