finishing blow; coup de grâce
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
one's original intention; one's original purpose; one's original aim
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to be born; to come into the world
to name; to call; to christen; to term
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
parent-child relationship
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
interior; inside; internal
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart