to be hesitant; to feel timid
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
pressure; oppression; suppression
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
sense of values; values; value system
note (letter) left behind; will
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
common language; lingua franca
thereupon; shortly thereafter
funeral; burial; condolence
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
host; landlord; innkeeper
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
as a child; when one was a child
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
private citizen; civilian
the same; the said; likewise
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move