regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
sorry; excuse me; thank you
unconfirmed; unidentified
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to eat too much; to overeat
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
not yet developed; undeveloped; underdeveloped
over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
the teaching profession; education of laity
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
recuperation; medical treatment
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
stopping at; going no further than
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
detour; diversion; alternative route
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
calamity; disaster; misfortune