unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to be helpful; to be useful
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to apologize; to apologise
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to stare back at; to look back at
to come to an end; to close the curtain
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
etc.; et cetera; and so on
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to skip over (while reading); to skim
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to be touching; to be moving
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to keep to oneself; to keep secret