extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
how much; how many; to what extent
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
and yet; though; when; in spite of
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
lessening; diminishing; reducing
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
spite; frustration; vexation
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
glove box; glove compartment
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
w-sitting; duck sit; sitting position with both knees bent outward and buttocks flat on the floor
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
the same generation; coeval
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to spit out; to eject; to dump
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture