grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to stop walking; to pause
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
not hard to ... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
(in the same way) as before; as always
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
right beside; close to; nearby
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
master; teacher; stable master
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
ancestor; forefather; foremother
lifesaver; person who saved one's life