departure; leaving; setting off
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
interruption; suspension; break
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
here and there; in places
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
stirring; slight movement