to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
marriage proposal; courtship
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
professional killer; hit man
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
worst; worst-case (scenario)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to look away; to avert one's eyes