discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
(not) so much; (not) that much
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
resentment; indignation; anger
whatever the case; under any circumstances
(period of) a year; during an era
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to crumble away; to collapse
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
senior high school student
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to let out a cry; to break forth
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
greater than ...; bigger ...
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards