exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
final appeal to the highest court
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to be silent; to say nothing
first thing in the morning
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
prosecution; indictment; impeachment
doing as one is told; yes-man
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
testimony; (verbal) evidence
reinstatement; reappointment
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
disclosure; exposure; revelation
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
the whole day; all the day
nevertheless; still; however; yet
to have a guilty conscience
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
to be impetuous; to carried away by youthful ardor; to be overly eager for action; to act rashly out of hot-bloodedness
beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer