nature; property; disposition
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
no matter how much time passes
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
such ... as; or some such
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
on one hand; on the other hand
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
wrong; different; not like that
to snatch from; to steal from
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
for the first time in one's life
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it