to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
dealing with; coping with
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
joint struggle; common (united) front
choices; alternatives; options
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
life; living; I; me; student
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus