to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to forget to say; to forget to mention
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
forced laugh; forced smile
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
within; inside of; less than
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to jar; to creak; to grate
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
sleepwalker; somnambulist
after that; afterwards; thereafter
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid