always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
at the last moment; this late in the game
whispering into a person's ear
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
still (continuing); as ever; further
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
chief; main; principal; major
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to smile (at); to grin (at)
it's been a long time; long time no see
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
incident; affair; happening; event
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
only; merely; but; no more than
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing