unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to shake; to waver; to tremble
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to stare back (at); to glare back
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to throw away; to abandon
family; members of a family
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
already; now; no longer; not any more
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
beginning; outset; first; onset
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
not yet known; unknown; strange
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse