why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
critic; reviewer; commentator
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
upper half of the body; upper body
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
charred; burnt black; scorched black
incident; affair; happening; event
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
center; centre; metropolis
to spend time (on doing something)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to attempt; to test; to try out
white (bleached) bone; skeleton