to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
since when; from when; how long
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
bright red; crimson lotus flower
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
indicate reason; infers some protest
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
whispering into a person's ear
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
centre of attention; center of attention
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service