in accordance with plans; just as planned
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
finally; in the end; on top of all that
metre; meter; meter; gauge
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
restoration; repair; mending
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to accept; to receive; to agree
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
attendance (at school); going to school
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to close (one's eyes); to shut
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
in the same way as; just like
manners; courtesy; etiquette
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
moment by moment; hour by hour
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
almost every day; almost daily
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
villain; baddie; the villain's part
point of compromise; common ground
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
outrageous lie; outright lie
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush