to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to bury; to embed; to implant
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
request; appeal; claim; purchase
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink