saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
whichever one chooses; either way
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
conference room; council room
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
tendency; trend; inclination
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
small number; few; minority
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
restoration; repair; mending