expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
destination (one is heading towards); goal
royal capital; imperial capital
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
else; in addition; besides
accomplishment; execution
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
side table; bedside table
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
settlement; solution; resolution