indicate reason; infers some protest
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to attack; to assault; to assail
to run around; to bustle about
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to surround; to crowd around
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
big man; large man; tall man; giant
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
is it?; isn't it?; be; is