opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
big man; large man; tall man; giant
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to have a narrow escape from death
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
imposing stance; daunting pose
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
waste of time; killing time
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
in low spirits; dejected; sad
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
decision; settlement; definition
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
killing time; staving off boredom
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick