late at night; at a late hour
middle of the night; dead of night
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
companion; company; tritagonist
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
sports ground; sports oval
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
end of a match; end of a game
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts