what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
strongish; somewhat strong
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
conviction; belief; confidence
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series