directly opposite; right in front
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
genuine article; real thing; real deal
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
shuttling back and forth; shuttle service
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to make merry; to be festive
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
at someone's (something's) mercy
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit