sharp parting remark; parting threat
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to get slightly dirty (all over)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
big chance; big opportunity
everybody; every last one of them; all
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
tedious; boring; being fed up with
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to spread; to be propagated
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
person concerned; interested party; related party
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to bite off; to gnaw through
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to fall ill; to be taken ill
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
willpower; energy; vitality
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
longed-for; anxiously awaited
demon of ill health; disease
several years; a few years
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
collaborative research; joint research
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)