to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to breathe out; to exhale
walking briskly; determinedly
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
middle of the night; dead of night
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to stiffen; to become stiff
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
shyness; bashfulness; shame
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)