to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to scam; to defraud; to swindle; to cheat
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to comfort; to console; to amuse
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
comfort; consolation; diversion
distant look; faraway look
to read between the lines
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
never mind!; don't worry about it
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to get tired out; to be exhausted
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
individual; private person; personal; natural person
certain evidence; definite evidence
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles