(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
shoulder strap (on a dress)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
one's home; one's humble abode
manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
dispersing; breaking up; running away
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
posterity; future life; life to come
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
surely; certainly; without doubt
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like