to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
breath; breathing; tone; mood
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
opinion; point of view; visual point
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
several minutes; a few minutes
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at that time; in those days
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
how many years; how long; what year
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
strict order; peremptory command
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride