bent back; hunchback; stoop
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
shellfish; seashell; shell
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
by means of; due to; because of; according to
expected value; expectation; expectations; expectation value (in quantum mechanics)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to become empty; to be emptied
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
request; favour (to ask); wish; please