to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to torment; to torture; to harass
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
choices; alternatives; options
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to cause to swell; to inflame
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is