present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
looking depressed; long face
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to have troubles; to have concerns
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
but; however; provided that
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
base (military, expedition, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to call together; to convene
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
it's not like; it isn't as if
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)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
putting life into; animating; cheering up
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes