after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
ceremony hall (for weddings, funeral services, etc.)
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
outfit featuring pants (as opposed to a skirt)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
waist bag; belt bag; fanny pack; bum bag
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
funeral hall; ceremony site
housing district; residential district
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
guard; security guard; security officer
defense; defence; guard; policing; security