active; dynamic; energetic
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to understand; to make out
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
the same; the said; likewise
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
reason; cause; circumstances
same generation; one's generation
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand