weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
cannot be helped; unavoidable
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
video telephone; video call; video chat; skyping
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
living thing; organism; creature; biology
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
study tour; guided visit; field trip
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
both; both sides; both parties
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
(another's) daughter; young lady
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
in the course of one's duties
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
rope; cord; policeman's rope
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
original story; original version; this volume
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in