drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to push back; to press back; to force back
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
unqualified; without qualifications
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
because of; owing to; due to
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?