cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
members; member; constituent
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
(present) head of a family
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
combat power; fighting strength
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
quietly; slowly; gracefully
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
means; way; method; measure
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
noble; lofty; high-minded
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)