still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
chance (of success); odds
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
only; merely; but; no more than
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the last moment; the very end
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
an issue being settled; a case being closed
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
myself; yourself; I; me; you
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)