shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
decision; determination; resolution
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
at once; immediately; right now
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
nothing but; none other than
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
outsider; someone outside of a group
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
human rights; civil liberties
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)