painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
chance (of success); odds
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
hard to get; hard to come by
stepping (on); trampling (on); trampling on (someone's feelings, rights, etc.); treating with contempt; disregarding
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to fight to the bitter end
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed