though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
neighbourhood; neighborhood
demonstration; show of force
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to talk to oneself; to mutter
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to fight with swords; to cross swords
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
deviation; departure; omission
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
variation; rogue (something)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to lose sight of; to miss
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to step firmly; to harden by treading
drunkenness; intoxication