wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in the hospital; hospitalized
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
individual; private person; personal; private
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
police officer; policeman; policewoman
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
adoration; admiration; devotion
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
moderate; proper; just right
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
I wonder if it is not (something, a thing)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
rubber shoes; rubber boots; wellingtons
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner