to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to read the situation; to sense the mood
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
person of doubtful origin
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition