readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
arbitration; intercession; mediation
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to intervene; to stop (something)
bombshell announcement (statement)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
on bad terms; at loggerheads
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
corridor; hallway; passageway
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)