to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
genuine; authentic; true; real
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to fall down with a "plop"
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
long ago; a long time ago; already
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
one more time; once more; once again
so what!; who gives a damn?
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to project; to stick out; to stand out
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
transactions; dealings; business
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
(a place) within one's reach