oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
being too late; losing one's final chance
corridor; hallway; passageway
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
the last moment; the very end
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch