to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
nice; likeable; desirable
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
absorption; suction; attraction
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
hard worker; hardworking person
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
moving tale; impressive tale
(not) even once; (not) ever
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left