frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
how can (one) do something
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
with a whack; smack; slap
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
stereo (sound); stereo (player, set); stereo; stereophonic
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
phantom; vision; illusion
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in