life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
myself; yourself; I; me; you
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
cooperation; collaboration
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
company president; manager; director
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
absence; disregard; indifference
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position