appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to lose sight of; to miss
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
just because; even if; even though
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to stop walking; to pause
to be overcome with emotion
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out