frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
serious; severe; grave; acute
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; (lit.) if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
danger; peril; hazard; risk
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
empty lot; vacant plot of land
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
macro; macro (instruction)
vantage point; viewpoint; standpoint; outlook
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
housing district; residential district
in one's own way or style
diversion; putting something to another use
choices; alternatives; options
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to get along well with; to make a go of it
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(verbal) abuse; abusive language
unexpectedly; by chance or accident
you (plural); all of you; you all
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to work hard; to work diligently
to understand (each other); to comprehend
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
creak; squeak; rasping sound
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)