optimism; taking an optimistic view
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
research; study; investigation
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
called; known as; that; to say
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what kind of; what sort of; what
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate