to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
entering a faith; joining a religion
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to take on a role; to take part
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
indoor dog; dog kept indoors; house dog
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
being left out; being ostracized
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit