personal delivery; handing over in person
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to cram (into a box, bag, etc.); to pack; to drive (someone) into a corner; to push to the edge; to put in a nutshell; to make succinct
cleavage (between breasts)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to think constantly about; to dwell on
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
studying very hard; studying like mad
national; founded and run by the central government
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
previous ruler; previous lord; late lord; teacher; teach
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
expressing one's mind; speaking out
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to hug one's knees; (fig.) to be lonely; to beg
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better