to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to take a veneer off something
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
evil spirit (that can possess people)
to come into being; to be born
and so; therefore; for that reason
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
recreation; diversion; relaxation
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to draw back; to leave (the area)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
sincere; earnest; serious
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion