maintenance; preservation; improvement
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
and; thereupon; because of that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
together (with); at the same time; in a lump