to try all possible means
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
how long; how far; how much
document; official papers
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
malicious; deliberately mean
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to mark the end; to spell the end
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to keep away; to keep at a distance
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
long ago; a long time ago; already