climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
corridor; hallway; passageway
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
home area; home town; local
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency