grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
under control (e.g. of territory)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to tighten; to press hard
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
anger; being angry; being mad
candy; sweet; confectionary
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
alien (from another planet)
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
public indecency; indecent exposure
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
whole nation; whole land; whole country
quarrel; dispute; argument
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)