difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
husband and wife; married couple
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
later on; eventually; afterwards
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically