eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
place of execution; execution site
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
general mobilization; full mobilization
self-control; self-restraint
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
success or failure; outcome; result
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
face contorted and about to cry
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
only; merely; but; no more than
unimpressive; unimpressed
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
to go on the defensive; to play it safe