grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
to step firmly; to harden by treading
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
please; somehow or other; one way or another
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
transcendence; excellence; superiority
one by one; one after another; successively
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to take over; to hand over
selection; choice; option
two (long cylindrical things)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to subsist; to keep on living
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly