to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
someone with hair combed in stripes across their bald spot
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
greeting; a fine thing to say
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
section manager; section chief
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
in this manner; in this way; like this
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
rubbing one's hands together