to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
long time; long interval; for quite some time
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
each and all; every single one; everybody
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
road approaching a shrine
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
standing close together; bristling (with)