achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
most difficult; next to impossible
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
same village; same town; same province
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
future (usually near); prospects
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
because; for; the reason why is ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
with a start; with a jump
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae); trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre; bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
still (continuing); as ever; further
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
extensive; spacious; vague; hazy
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
decision; judgment; resolution
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
work; business; company; study
technique; art; skill; move
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
flute; fife; pipe; whistle