Buddha's death; very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
at the last moment; this late in the game
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to discuss; to talk together
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
maid; helper; help; assistance
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
though; notwithstanding; although
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
two times; twice; two degrees
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
formal marriage interview
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy