I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
otherwise; if not; or else
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
bento; Japanese box lunch
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to like; to love; to be fond of
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place