to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
the place for; the time for; the level of
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
using all one's strength; using all one's might
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
everybody; every last one of them; all
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period