to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
height (of a person); stature
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be overcome with emotion
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
life and death; life or death
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to make a mistake; to blunder
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale