in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to say no more; to sink into silence
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
speech; expression; wording; language
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to attack; to assault; to assail
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender