to become desperate; to give in to despair
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
reduced scale; scaling down
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
prickling; stinging; tingling
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
the five fingers; leading five; top five
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
had better ...; had better not ...
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside