blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
otherwise; or else; if not
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
surroundings; circumference
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
threat; intimidation; menace
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
jeon (fried dish of meat, vegetables, etc. coated in flour and egg)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace