to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
first of all; first thing
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to ask; to enquire; to query
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to be perturbed; to be agitated
regret; repentance; remorse
to exert oneself; to make efforts
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
they; those guys; those fellows
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
tool; implement; means; furniture
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to gather; to collect; to assemble