characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to fall flat; to fall face down
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
acceleration; speeding up
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to face; to go towards; to head towards
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
innumerable; countless; numberless
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!