to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
proposal; proposition; suggestion
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to complain; to make a complaint
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
radical (of a kanji character)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to cause someone to worry
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to be at a loss for words
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
snake; serpent; large snake
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to stay (at); to stop (at)