refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
meaning; significance; sense
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
secret; private; surreptitious
contrary to one's expectations
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
the world in general; society; convention
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
perfect; complete; flawless
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
tossing and turning while asleep
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic