to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
older brother; elder brother
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
same; similar; (just) like; equal
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to ask a question; to ask questions
society; the world; the times
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
secret; private; surreptitious
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
anything and everything; just about everything
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(with a) start; fright; alarm
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period