slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward
moment just before something happens; verge (of doing something); brink
to control; to command; to get the better of
probability; likelihood; chances
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
ongoing; in progress; afoot
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to shake one's head (in denial)
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
society; the world; the times
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
one's own child; one's own children
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
one's official name; one's registered name; one's name as it appears on the family register
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
high dimension; higher dimensions
interference; intervention; meddling
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to creep about; to crawl around
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy