to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
unheard-of; unprecedented
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
stifled (laughter); simmering
to attempt; to test; to try out
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
just managing; with great difficulty
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
grasp; catch; understanding
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both