(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to tear up and throw away
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
correction; rectification; mending; repair
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
government service; the bureaucracy
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to say (something) over one's shoulder
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
meeting; greeting; welcome
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
deep affection; dear; beloved
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
entreaty; supplication; petition
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
ordinary person; unenlightened person