having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
initiator; instigator; flagman; leader
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
one day; (on) a certain day
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
other side; opposite side; other party
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
will not do; do not; does not
misremembering; remembering incorrectly; mistaken memory
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
retainer; vassal; follower
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly