absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
everyday life; daily life
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
fields (of rice and other crops)
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
a glance; a look; a glimpse
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
just because; even if; even though
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to fall off; to tumble down
otherwise; or else; if not
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward