to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to add (to); to add on; to append
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
defense; defence; protection
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
choice; selection; option
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on