being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
people; citizens; subjects; folk
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
first generation; founder
fiction; fabrication; concoction
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
long ago; a long time ago; already