to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how long; how much; to what extent
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
trembling from fear; trembling all over
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
entreaty; supplication; petition
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
to apologize; to apologise
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking