serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to be softened; to calm down
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
father; dad; husband; you; he
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
of no interest; not interested
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
already; now; no longer; not any more
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
place; situation; position; location
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information