end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
elder sister; older female friend
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
the other day; lately; recently
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
police; police officer; police station
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to come to one's senses; to calm down
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to collapse into; to flop onto
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to triumph; to be elated with success
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
keep up your strength; chin up!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
failure; mistake; blunder
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
in comparison to; rather than
bento; Japanese box lunch