lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
many; much; plenty; hardly
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
trembling from fear; trembling all over
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to be worried; to be troubled
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
more than usual; especially; particularly
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
arrest; apprehension; capture