nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
imagination; supposition; guess
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
sincere; honest; faithful
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
study; pursuit of knowledge
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
meaning; significance; sense
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
choices; alternatives; options
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
society; the world; the times
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to squash; to crush; to flatten
regret; repentance; remorse
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
power; might; authority; influence
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep