to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
time; season; period; phase; stage
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
serves you right!; see what happens!
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
disclosure; exposure; revelation
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
verge of death; dying moments