refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
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
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
number of times; frequency; count
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
feeling keenly; fully realizing
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
beginning; outset; first; onset
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room