shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
same; similar; (just) like; equal
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
pressure; oppression; suppression
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
(not) even once; (not) ever
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
difficult to ...; hard to ...
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
don't worry about it; forget about it
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
loveable; very likeable; like very much
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation