to mark the end; to spell the end
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
attractive middle-aged man
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
after-sales service; warranty service
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
restoration; repair; mending
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to shade an account; to add something extra
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to overdo; to do too much
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
what proportion; what percentage
catching a glimpse (of); catching sight (of); showing briefly
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
boiled and half-dried bonito