oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
regret; repentance; remorse
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
bunch of flowers; bouquet
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
prospects of victory; chances of success
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
different thing; another question; different case
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
one thin flat object; one sheet
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
expression; presentation; representation; notation
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead