no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
from here; from this place
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to head home; to leave for home
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
in a little while; in a bit
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to haul in hand over hand
rapid development; rapid unfolding
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
like that; that way; thus
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying