declaration of war; proclamation of war
nothing but; none other than
being too late; losing one's final chance
last ray of hope; only hope
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
difficult to ...; hard to ...
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
general; overall; across-the-board
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
one's first campaign; one's first battle
(how) many times; (how) often
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
one's possessions; ownership
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
opposite side; other side; other party
basis for decision; evidence for judging
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-