strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
to set (sun); to become dark
the way back; the way home; return trip
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to waver in one's resolution
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
sense of loss; feeling of loss
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
useless resistance; vain struggle
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to withdraw into oneself; to shut oneself away; to seclude oneself
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
change; conversion; transformation; transformation