last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
spell; curse; incantation
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
chance (of success); odds
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to keep secret; to conceal
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
lightning strike; lightning bolt