bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to pile up; to accumulate
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to muster up one's courage
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
looking on from afar; being a spectator
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback