to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
global scale; worldwide scale
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
as; because; with; due to
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
most of all; extremely; supremely
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
generation; lifetime; age
one's long-cherished desire
influenced (by); under an influence
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
regret; repentance; remorse