assault; violence; damaging (someone)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to succeed; to bear fruit
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all