opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
had better ...; had better not ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
otherwise; if not; or else
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
commencing with; including
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series