continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
complete stranger; total stranger
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
the other day; lately; recently
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
use; utilization; utilisation; application
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to support each other; to support one another
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)