not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to be needed; to be wanted
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
explanation; interpretation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to dump (a load of something); to throw from a height; to throw downwards
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
forcibly; against one's will
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
otherwise; or else; if not
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent