edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
the last moment; the very end
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
preservation; retainment; keeping
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
just because; even if; even though
counter for drops of liquid
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death