title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
passing (e.g. of a typhoon); going past
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
in person; personally; directly
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
deciding match (in a competition for a cup (pennant))
stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
period of revolution (e.g. of the Sun, of the Moon); orbital period
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
summertime; summer season
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year