to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
choices; alternatives; options
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
until now; so far; up to the present
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
guidance; leadership; leading the way
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
memory; sense; experience
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging