regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
license; licence; permission; driver's license
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
several people; a few people
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to write down; to record; to register
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
something; some kind of; for some reason
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to be led by; to be headed by
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
deep-seated grudge; hatred
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to lean against; to set against
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart