after having come this far; now that we've come this far
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
feeling (sentiment) toward Japan
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
murder; killing; murderer
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
again (and again); once again; yet again
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation