to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
sharply; harshly; stingingly
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to droop; to hang down; to weep
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
moment; brief space of time
silence; stillness; quietness
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
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 spit out; to eject; to dump
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to watch for an unguarded moment
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
entreaty; supplication; petition