wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
even though; despite; when
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be perturbed; to be agitated
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
first class plus; extra special
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
perception; sensing; noticing
occupation; calling; livelihood
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom