to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
self-consciousness; self-awareness
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
drunkenness; intoxication
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to refuse; to decline; to deny
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
pointing out; identification
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
now; the present time; just now; another; more
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
about; concerning; related to; -ish
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution