gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
in the hospital; hospitalized
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
trouble; bother; annoyance
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
the matter you have been talking about
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
application; request; petition
invitation; introduction; temptation
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)