incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to be worried; to be troubled
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to squeeze out; to wring out
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
danger; peril; hazard; risk
police; police officer; police station
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to be manageable; to be able to handle
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
dull sound; muffled sound
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along