affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
contrived; false-sounding
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
way to shoot (a gun); way to fire; firing; shooting
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to be touching; to be moving
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
in the same way as; just like
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
(in) the air; midair; sky
right under; directly below; right beneath
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
distortion; falsification; perversion