to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
had better ...; had better not ...
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
reality; actuality; hard fact
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
metal fittings; metal fixtures
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
three-digit number; hundreds column
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
it's not like; it isn't as if
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
ago; since; before; previous
nuclear attack; nuclear strike
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
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
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to sigh; to breathe a sigh