and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
28th day of the month; 28 days
that day; the very same day
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
national polity; National Athletic Meet
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to lead a life; to live a life
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
occurrence; happening; incident; event
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
fallen angel (esp. Lucifer)