one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to telephone; to make a phone call
several minutes; a few minutes
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
decision; determination; resolution
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
common person; foolish commoner
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)