to become better; to improve
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
several people; a few people
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
both hands; both arms; ten
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
all present; all concerned; all of us
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization