fixed content; settled matter; done deal
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
collective responsibility; joint liability
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
revenge; having a second go (at something)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
description; describing; depicting
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
within; inside of; less than
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
studying very hard; studying like mad
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most