practical; realistic; pragmatic
settlement; solution; resolution
concession; conciliation; compromise
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
influence; clout; leverage
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
eardrum; tympanic membrane
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
to crawl towards; to creep up to
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to run up to; to rush over
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on