to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
guess; conjecture; surmise
bashful; shameful; ashamed
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to be impressed; to greatly admire
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
standing firm; holding out
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
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)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes