to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
final; eventual; ultimate
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to apologize; to apologise
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
foobar-style name for a dummy variable
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
that day; the very same day
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
after that; afterwards; thereafter
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
consists of; comprises; is made up of
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
prosperity; thriving; flourishing