to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
chance (of success); odds
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
passage; path; route; one's way
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
to enter someone's territory by force
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
invitation; introduction; temptation
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
error; mistake; slip; bug
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept