hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
around the clock; day and night
likability; favorability; popularity
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
calamity; disaster; accident
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
severe; strict; tough; hard
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
all you have to do is; just; that's all
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
three days and three nights
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
children's story; fairy tale
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
gradually; slowly but steadily
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)