to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
flustered; confused; panicked
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
just a minute; small quantity
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
I see; that's right; indeed
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff