excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
official name; formal name
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
tomfoolery; monkey business
contract negotiation; contract discussion
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
indiscriminately; recklessly
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to look away; to avert one's eyes
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
indescribable; having no way to express
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
(punishment by being placed in a) water-filled chamber
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive