painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to cease; to stop; to be over
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
race (of people); type of person
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
admiration; wonder; astonishment
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
if so; in that case; in that situation
way; method; means; resource; course
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
with a meaningless laugh; with a hollow laugh
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
in a sense; in some way; to an extent