to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to live; to make a living; to get on with
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
unqualified; without qualifications
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to straighten up; to sit upright
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
alteration; falsification; faking
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
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
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to get narrower; to contract
script; screenplay; scenario
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)