regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
dispute; argument; contention
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
certainly; surely; definitely
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
hedge; fence; border; limit
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam