to finish reading; to read through
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
comma; decimal point; radix point
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
omniscience and omnipotence
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to become frayed; to become loose
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
as a child; when one was a child
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
severe; strict; tough; hard
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)