brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
feeling; sense; impression
third stage; three stages
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
rationalization; justification
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
to pry; to prize; to prise
dated; date; fixed; external
to set a ladder up against
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
immediately; right away; on the spot
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse