distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
indicate reason; infers some protest
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
nothing but; none other than
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
striking; remarkable; considerable
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
-less; lacking; non-existing
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
thought; consideration; thinking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
instant; moment; for an instant
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles