to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
back street; back alley; off-street
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
area; region; district; locality
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
mental; spiritual; emotional
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
transactions; dealings; business
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
the future; future prospects
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
leadership; initiative; spearhead
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not