near; close by; within reach; familiar
clerical desk; office desk
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
mockery; derision; ridicule
absolutely; positively; decidedly
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
whispering; murmuring; subdued
chance (of success); odds
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
absence; disregard; indifference
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
honor; honour; credit; prestige
every person; every mouth; every entrance
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
such; like that; in that way
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than