shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
blow; shock; strike; batting
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
one's long-cherished desire
pride; boast; credit (to)
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
open; public; official; overt
obedience; submission; resignation
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
you (plural); all of you; you all
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to dye; to colour; to color
to throw oneself (into an activity)
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
one mind; the whole heart; wholeheartedness
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
support; backup; prop; backstay; underpinning
little by little; bit by bit
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
several sheets (flat objects)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion