I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
closing credits (film, TV); end credits
freeze frame; stop motion
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
spine; backbone; spinal column
to jar; to creak; to grate
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
episode; anecdote; vignette
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
deep emotion; strong feelings
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)