to lend an ear to; to listen to
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
(electrical) earth; ground; earthing; Earth
letting (someone) die without helping
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to crouch; to squat; to cower
arrest; apprehension; capture
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
flight; desertion; escape
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading
forcibly; against one's will
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to