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 bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
hostility; antagonism; opposition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
if you think about it; come to think of it
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to continue to rain or snow
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
gynophobia; fear of women
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot