last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to make a speech; to address
stillness; repose; standing still
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
business world; business circles; (the) industry
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
scale; scope; plan; structure
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
verbal promise; one's word
previous engagement; prior contract
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
in accordance with; according to
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to take revenge; to retaliate; to do over again; to redo; to start over
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
reinforcement; strengthening
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
to become calm; to die down
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)