to come to an end; to close the curtain
first year; initial (year)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
as soon as possible; ASAP
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to be absorbed in reading
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
drama; play; powerful drug
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
winner-takes-all (system)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to badger; to pester; to beg