denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to some extent; to a certain extent
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
silence (not speaking); muteness
to apply pressure to; to press
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
third day of the month; three days
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
piece; fragment; one (object)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
the Japanese (rising sun) flag
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
such; this sort of; like this
departure; leaving; going away; recession