odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
in comparison to; rather than
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
manly; masculine; like a man
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
the whole day; all the day