wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
existence; being; life; survival
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to blend (e.g. fact and fiction); to mix; to weave (together)
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough