to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
feelings; thoughts; meaning
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to sink (into); to get depressed
valuable; high-priced; precious; monetary value; price
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
battlefield; battleground
malicious; deliberately mean
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
speaking voice; talking voice
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
nervousness; oversensitivity
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to comb down; to smooth down