to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
clear; precise; definite; distinct
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
now that; since; so long as; because
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
melancholy; gloom; depression
level ground; horizon; field of view
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
real intention; true motive; true meaning
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all