attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
retirement (from the world); seclusion
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
individual match; single game
spatial awareness; spatial perception
underground; subterranean
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to dye; to colour; to color
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
in the same manner as before; the same as always
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to shake off; to throw off
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model