gently (of the wind); softly
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
one eye; one of one's eyes
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
to close (one's eyes); to shut
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to cease; to stop; to be over
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to act as an intermediary
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
tension; mental strain; nervousness
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
glowstick; neon light stick
head; lead; vanguard; first