to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to become misty; to become hazy
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
show; exhibition; spectacle
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
no loss or gain; coming out even
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house