conviction; belief; confidence
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
decision; determination; resolution
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to say (something) over one's shoulder
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposite; reverse; contrary