to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
good humour (humor); good mood
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
caustic words; defiant words
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
to be softened; to calm down
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
instability; insecurity; crankiness
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment