miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
support; backing; patronage
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to degenerate; to lapse into
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
the right person in the right place
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
feeling; sense; impression
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
fate; destiny; predestination
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
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.)
decision; determination; resolution
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
family; relatives; dependents; household
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
desperation; struggle to the death
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
scene; spectacle; sight; view
visual hallucination; vision