at the last moment; this late in the game
negotiations; discussions; connection
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
now that; since; so long as; because
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to attack; to assault; to assail
evil design; crafty plan; plot
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)