to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
I see; that's right; indeed
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to spit out; to eject; to dump
how can (one) do something
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
have a good day; take care; see you
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to have a talk; to tell a story
had better ...; had better not ...
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top