frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to form a group; to form a bunch
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
on one hand; on the other hand
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
just because; even if; even though
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
worst; worst-case (scenario)
street; quarter; district; area
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
briskly; quickly; promptly
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
be (that) as it may; having said that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to accept; to receive; to agree
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to trample; to crush underfoot
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia