strong pressure; heavy pressure
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
stillness; repose; standing still
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to stiffen; to become stiff
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
pale; pallid; bluish-white
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to begin to walk; to set out
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
this occasion; at this time; now
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
regardless of; irrespective of
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
twice; again; second time
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
format; procedure; way of proceeding
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object