to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
rules are rules; a rule is a rule
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
for a while; for some time; for a period
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
to comfort; to console; to amuse
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
great joy; delight; jubilation
to suppress one's emotions
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
buffet; self-service meal
one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup); small ornamental spoon
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to be infected; to be contagious