to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to pause; to have a short intermission
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
entire family is affected (disease, etc.); whole family
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
sequel; later development
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
questions and answers; dialogue
to be in focus; to come into focus
concreteness; feasibility
customization; customisation
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
island group; archipelago
uninhabited island; desert island
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to take a veneer off something
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
warm air (e.g. from a heater); (arch.) spring breeze
particularly; only; in the case of