expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
thatching; thatch; thatched roof
house; dwelling; human habitation
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
right beside; close to; nearby
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
emigration and immigration
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
at a moment's notice; readily
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
beyond that point; after that
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size