bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to (physically) force someone to sit down
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
contemplation; meditation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
one's whole heart; everything one feels
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
if so; in that case; in that situation
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
submersion; inundation; being flooded
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
to well up; to burst; to arise
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
beyond one's control; nothing one can do