to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to raise one's voice; to shout
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
such; this sort of; like this
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
such; like that; that sort of; very
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to get thin; to taper off
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to squeeze out; to wring out
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
symbol; code; sign; notation
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
female high-school student
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
life; living; I; me; student
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual