dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
great difference; big difference; wide margin
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
men and women of all ages
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to become possible; to become able to (do)
war; fighting; fierce competition
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
fire hook; poker; slice bar
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
decision; determination; resolution
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
close; intimate; on good terms
to help each other; to cooperate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to sob; to be choked with tears
person concerned; interested party; related party
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)