choice; selection; option
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
without; unless; have to do
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to take command; to give direction
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
reconfirmation; double check
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
your body; your health; yourself; you
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to stare back at; to look back at
real life; actual life; everyday life
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
scale; scope; plan; structure
prospects of victory; chances of success
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
impossible to do (although wants to)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
risky; dangerous; insecure
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering