to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
house to house; door to door
persistence; single-mindedness
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to be worried; to be troubled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way