to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
compound fracture; complex fracture
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
diaphragmatic breathing; abdominal breathing
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
earth; ground; earthing; Earth
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)