to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
caller; visitor; company; guest
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
and; thereupon; because of that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
at someone's (something's) mercy
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to look away; to avert one's eyes
eight (long cylindrical things)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
with a squish; with a splat
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
serious; severe; grave; acute
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
hello; good day; good afternoon
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
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