respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to escape death; to be saved from death
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
red-horned demon; red ogre
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to watch over; to watch attentively
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
popular person; favorite; favourite
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
modesty; humility; being humble
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 manage something successfully; to be successful
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
avocado (Persea americana)
to lean against; to set against
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)