to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
ability; performance; efficiency
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
even if not; even without
The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
criminal nature; criminality