to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
desperation; self-abandonment
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
this world; this life; world of the living
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
simply; merely; only; solely
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
upper half of the body; upper body
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
for today; for the time being
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
and yet; though; when; in spite of
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused