to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to die; to lay down life's burden
to get someone to say; to make someone say
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
novel; story; (work of) fiction
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
rescue mission; evacuation operation
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
curse; spell; malediction
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)