cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
imagination; supposition; guess
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
unable to speak; inarticulate
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
always having a comeback; fast-talking
second offense; second offence
society; the world; the times
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to join forces; to cooperate
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to subsist; to keep on living
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever