to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
the scruff or nape of the neck
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to shed light; to cast light
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
grasp; catch; understanding
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
draw (in competition); tie game
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)