dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to breathe while sleeping
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
accomplishment; execution
and; thereupon; because of that
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)