to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to help each other; to cooperate
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
spot; point; place; position
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
blow; shock; strike; batting
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
from here; from this place
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
chaps (in the skin); cracks
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to mind; to care; to worry
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means