surveillance camera; security camera
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to die; to lay down life's burden
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
pure heart; naivete; innocence
more than usual; especially; particularly
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
separate case; another matter
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
sweetness and bitterness; joys and sorrows
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
is something that; is that which
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
long ago; already; a long time ago
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)