fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
to whine; to make feeble complaints
critical moment; do-or-die situation
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
joints; points (of a speech)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
briskly (walk); at a quick pace
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
cruelty; hard-heartedness
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
together; mutually; fellow
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
killing time; staving off boredom
several weeks; a few weeks