to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
that is to say; so that means
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
announcement of one's retirement
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to be able to manage somehow or other
to shake one's head (in denial)
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
since; henceforth; ever since
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
number of persons; personnel
all you want; as much as one wants
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for