to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
ago; since; before; previous
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
now that you say that; now that you mention it
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
this (very thing); this precisely
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
on bad terms; at loggerheads
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing