as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
single word; a few words; brief comment
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
the whole year; all the year
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
abandoned child; foundling
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
it's not like; it isn't as if
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
research; study; investigation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
society; public; community; social studies