to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
visual confirmation; sighting
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
scene; sight; scenario; setting
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to hit hard; to strike hard
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
with a slip; with a slide
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over