struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
failure; mistake; blunder
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
in the same way as; just like
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to make an appeal; to urge
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
police officer; policeman; policewoman
sympathy; compassion; pity
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation