negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
separate; scattered; apart
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
how; in what way; by what means
silence; stillness; quietness
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to use up all one's strength
preference; priority; precedence
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
automatic; intransitive verb
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to turn completely into; to become completely