to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
to write incorrectly (e.g. character); to make a mistake in writing
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
premature joy; short-lived elation
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
millions; several million; a few million
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
dealing with; coping with
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate