to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
secret understanding; collusion
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to come back; to return; to recur
about when; about what time; how soon
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to make one's rounds; to patrol
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
despair; desperation; abandonment
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to enter someone's territory by force
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration