cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
control; management (e.g. of a business)
settlement; payment of account
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
nothing but; none other than
return of something; repayment
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
to lose sight of; to miss
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice