to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal; unusual; unconventional; against common sense
hard-line policy; tough measure
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to be silent; to say nothing
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to pass (of time); to elapse
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
desperation; self-abandonment
interruption; suspension; break
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic