substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to stop (plug) one's ears
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to squeeze out; to wring out
being about to cry; the verge of tears
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to be smeared; to be covered
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to put in a call; to call in; to make a call; to contact by phone
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
late at night; at a late hour
even though; despite; when
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
way (of doing); manner; method; means
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces