lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
surely (not); certainly (not)
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
otherwise; or else; if not
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
anything and everything; just about everything
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
free translation; liberal translation
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to investigate; to examine
extremists; radicals; militants
to exaggerate; to overstate
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
choices; alternatives; options
recovery; undoing; recall
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
likability; favorability; popularity
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to inherit; to succeed; to take over