place to die; place of death
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
fate; destiny; predestination
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
plainly; clearly; vividly
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
skill; dexterity; master hand
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
technique; art; skill; move
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
late at night; small hours of the morning
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
one party; one faction; one clique
secrecy; highly classified information
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
riverside; edge of a river
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
freely; frankly; without reserve