lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
with a crack; with a smash
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
left side; left-hand side
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to look around; to survey
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
reopening; resumption; restarting
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
handrail; railing; banister
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
pale; pallid; bluish-white
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay