effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
making out and being lovey-dovey
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
strength; power; proficiency; ability
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to come to one's senses; to calm down
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
blow; shock; strike; batting