before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
name; given name; first name
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to tear up and throw away
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
really; truly; indeed; good grief
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after