solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to stare back at; to look back at
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
(not) even once; (not) ever
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
the same generation; coeval
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled