to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
number of times; frequency; count
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
completely; entirely; wholly
capital; funds; seed money; asset
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
after a long time; for the first time in a while
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
school building; schoolhouse
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
one way or the other; either way
labor; labour; manpower; working force
true state; actual condition; reality
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
otherwise; or else; if not