sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
about this time; about now
massing (of troops); gathering
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
(not) even once; (not) ever
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
occurrence; happening; incident; event
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
technique; art; skill; move
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
bragging of one's misfortune
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
how; in what way; by what means
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to bring back; to restore
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
beyond that point; after that
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
authenticity; credibility
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching