survival; remaining; being extant; being left
at first; in the beginning; originally
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
no matter how much time passes
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
being startled; getting a shock
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming