at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
no!; no no!; no, not at all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
restlessly; in continuous motion
providing information; provision of information; information provision
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to order; to command; to appoint
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
the right person in the right place
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with