to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
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)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to talk; to chat; to chatter
just one person; only one
older brother and younger sister
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
a few seconds; several seconds
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
beyond that point; after that
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
witnessing; observing; sighting
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)