disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
(being) frail; in frail health; frailty
what kind of business; what sort of matter
indicate reason; infers some protest
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
discovery; detection; finding
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
another time; some other time
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
don't worry about it; forget about it
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit