in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
speech; expression; wording; language
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind
how many people; a number of people
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
rather; better; instead; if anything
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to get strong; to gain strength
leadership; initiative; spearhead
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
continuation; succession; series