wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
everything; anything; nothing
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
depravity; corruption; degradation
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
greatest mistake of one's life
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to mix; to stir; to blend
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
like this; in this way; as you see
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
irony; rhetorical question