sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
settlement; solution; resolution
to step forward; to take a step forward
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to approach; to draw near
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
throbbing (pain); pounding
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
fully prepared; all ready
5th day of the month; five days
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
thin; slender; fine; unlucky