whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
war; battle; match; game; competition
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
of course; certainly; naturally
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
naturally; of course; understandably
knowing; (an) acquaintance
at that time; in those days
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
if you think about it; come to think of it
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
delusion; trick of the imagination
indescribable; having no way to express
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
self-justification; excuse
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly