to apologize; to apologise
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
when it becomes; when it comes to
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
hostility; antagonism; opposition
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be opposite; to face each other