dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
like this; this sort; this way
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
proposal; offer; request; application
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
student (esp. a university student)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
university student; college student
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
invitation; introduction; temptation
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
senior high school student
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
until now; so far; up to the present
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)