soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to become hoarse; to become husky
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
means of transportation; transport service
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off