given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
same; similar; (just) like; equal
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
calm; composed; leisurely
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
simmer; bubble out; flow out
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to be filled to bursting; to burst
that is to say; so that means
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
slight; thin; on the weak side
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
the person in question; the person themselves; said person