(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
individual; private person; personal; private
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do