to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
reaching; attaining; arrival
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
around the world; throughout the world
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
death penalty; capital punishment
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
genius; prodigy; natural gift
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
with a crack; with a smash
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops