dark of the night; darkness of the night
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
since when; from when; how long
talking while standing; standing around talking
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
platform; home; home base; home plate
final game; final games; the finals
father; dad; husband; you; he
both armies; both teams; both sides
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
seesaw game; back-and-forth match; match in which the lead changes hands several times
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
player (of a sport); athlete; team member