doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
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)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
absence; disregard; indifference
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
three times; thrice; third (interval)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
danger; peril; hazard; risk
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to some extent; to a certain extent
cannot be helped; unavoidable
that; the matter in question
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
all present; all concerned; all of us
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to pause; to have a short intermission
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is