being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
postwar period; period after Second World War
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
negative emotions; negative feelings
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to live; to make a living; to get on with
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
the same rank; the same digit
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
person who has rendered distinguished service
to take turns; to mingle together
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
background briefing; backgrounder
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
tens of thousands of years
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
the other day; some time ago; recently
pitch dark; total darkness
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)