ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
exemplification; illustration; example
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
pedigree document (for animals); pedigree paper
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
turmoil; chaos; confusion
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
plastic plate; plastic sheet
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
tear gland; lacrimal gland
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
for as long as one can remember
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
compensation; indemnity; reparation
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
dealer (esp. in cars); dealership; dealer; dealer; exhibitor (at a convention, etc.)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit