to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to distribute; to hand out
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
negotiations; discussions; connection
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
special; particular; peculiar; unique
(one) could even say that
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to crawl towards; to creep up to
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
maid; helper; help; assistance
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
question; inquiry; enquiry
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
last days; the end; one's fate
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to step firmly; to harden by treading
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)