to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to grow up; to become an adult
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be overcome with emotion
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to make a fool of someone
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite off; to gnaw through
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to laugh away; to laugh off
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away