cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
contract; compact; agreement
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
before the gate; in front of the gate
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
real experience; actual observations
only; merely; but; no more than
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
looks; features; (personal) appearance
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
making a fuss (about nothing); brouhaha
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to unfold; to unroll; to open
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound