stealthy steps; soft steps
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
hastily made; improvised preparation
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
intermittently; at intervals (of); after a pause
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
no matter how much time passes
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
blood congestion; -stasis
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
threat; intimidation; menace
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
laxative; purgative; evacuant
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)