restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
release; liberation; acquittal
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
death penalty; capital punishment
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
person concerned; interested party; related party
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
impression; strong belief; conviction
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
middle of the night; dead of night
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
slight; thin; on the weak side
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
power; authority; jurisdiction
depending on; dependent on
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
good feeling; feeling good
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse