awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
middle of the night; dead of night
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
abuse; misuse; perversion
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to change (one's clothes)
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after