preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
hostility; antagonism; opposition
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
only; merely; but; no more than
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
upper half of the body; upper body
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
you (plural); all of you; you all
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
in the meanwhile; during the time
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around