grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to some extent; to a certain extent
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to laugh away; to laugh off
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
three-way junction; three-way intersection
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
forced laugh; forced smile
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently