ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
close to the wall; alongside the wall
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
thousands; great number of; variety
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
scenery; scene; landscape
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to refuse; to decline; to deny
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
suddenly; all of a sudden
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit