to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to lose sight of; to miss
starting line; starting point
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
pale; pallid; bluish-white
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
to return a favor (favour); to repay
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
present; gift; to give a present or gift
as before; as ever; as it was originally
preparatory phase; preparatory period
horseplay; fooling around