again and again; repeatedly
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
confusion; distraction; derangement
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
proper; right; reasonable
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
manly; masculine; like a man
to shake; to waver; to tremble
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
to perceive; to understand
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
truth is stranger than fiction
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane