until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
out of bounds; beyond the pale
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to attack; to assault; to assail
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
tips of one's hair; hair ends
complementation; supplementation; completion
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
weight; heavyweight boxer
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
muttering voice; murmuring voice
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
breathing of a sleeping person
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude