ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
heart; guts; nerve; central part
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
this is why; this means; it is the case that
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
walking (with heavy steps); tramping; lumbering; clumping
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to boost; to force up; to push up
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...