waste of time; killing time
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to whine; to make feeble complaints
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
permanent; perpetual; lasting
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
interval; break; pause; spare moment
laughing foolishly; cackling
invisibility (through magic)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)