living thing; living creature; animal; life
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
incident; affair; happening; event
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
petty underling; small fry
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
truth is stranger than fiction
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
rather; better; instead; if anything
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer