single punch; one-punch attack
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to slap; to strike; to spank
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to hit hard; to strike hard
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to run up to; to rush over
covered with; stained; smeared
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to indicate; to show; to point to
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
(another's) child; child; kid
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
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
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
not worth considering; out of the question
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily