good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
defense; defence; protection
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
joint struggle; common (united) front
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
briskly; quickly; promptly
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to boil strongly; to be excited
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)