stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
messenger; envoy; emissary
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to snatch from; to steal from
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be touching; to be moving
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
great difference; major mistake
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant