to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
working adult; full-fledged member of society
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
the dark side; the seamy side
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
briskly with small steps; trotting
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
right to choose; a say; option
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision