irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
look of death; shadow of death
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to accept; to receive; to agree
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished