pretext; pretense; pretence
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
historic; historical; traditional
to turn towards; to point
instant; moment; for an instant
being startled; getting a shock
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
prize money; monetary award; reward
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be silent; to say nothing
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
number one; first; best; most; game; round
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
for example; for instance; e.g.
in that manner; like that
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)