live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
future; possible; potential; prospective
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
few decades; many decades; several decades
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
outside the city; suburbs
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to step forward; to volunteer
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to subsist; to keep on living
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
hiding one's embarrassment
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do; (lit.) cannot go
moderately; in moderation
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule