a long time ago; in those days
subject; national; citizen
queen (consort); empress (consort)
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
right under; directly below; right beneath
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
double helix (structure of DNA)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
both (people); the two of them
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail