don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
either way; in any case; one way or another
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
the scruff or nape of the neck
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
and; thereupon; because of that
the opposite direction; the other way
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
stifled (laughter); simmering
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath