miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
the last moment; the very end
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to beat time; to mark time
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to become distant; to recede
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to rise; to erect; to get up
good-quality; superior in quality
furnishings; implements; equipment
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
instability; insecurity; crankiness
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
how long; how much; to what extent
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something