to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
index; indices; indicator
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
try; attempt; try (rugby)
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
a few seconds; several seconds
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
official announcement; proclamation
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to fight against; to oppose; to face
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
with a collapse; with a slump
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
being good at conversation; good talker; conversationalist
to read aloud; to read to someone
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
established fact; fait accompli
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
sanctuary; Sanctuary (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Akamatsu faction; Akamatsu group
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
influence; clout; leverage
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation