defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
practice; practising; training; study
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
monetary; financial; pecuniary
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
trivial; not amounting to much
(period of) a year; during an era
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
restoration; repair; mending
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become possible; to become able to (do)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
notice; attention; observation
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
for some (unspecified) reason