depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
serious look (on one's face); straight face
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
halfway (through, complete); midway
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to check; to stop; to keep back
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
every person; each one; everybody
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
kind; sort; species; species
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
temporary; transitory; short-lived
outside world; physical world
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway