to lose heart; to lose motivation
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
breeding; raising; rearing
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
busy; having no (free) time
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
sweet voice; seductive voice
to comfort; to console; to amuse
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to have a relationship; to have relations
self control; self restraint
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
riskiness; (level of) danger
ordinary citizen; the general public
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
classified information; top secret
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
irritating; aggravating; upsetting