closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
point in common; common feature
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
contrived; false-sounding
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
how; in what way; how about; questionable
last night; yesterday evening
in the meanwhile; during the time
great difference; major mistake
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to feel depressed; to be down
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
retry; another try; another go