to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
consequently; as a result
bygones; the past; past event
proper; right; reasonable
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to pass (of time); to elapse
you could say that; that might be so
difference; variation; difference
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to let out a cry; to shout
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
corridor; hallway; passageway
to die down (of a fire); to be brought under control; to decline; to wane; to fall off
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules