inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
nothing but; none other than
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
deterrent effect; chilling effect; restraining effect
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to jump upon (a moving object)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
difference; variation; difference
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)