long slits (esp. of eyes)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
man; male; masculine gender
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
conviction; belief; confidence
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be opposite; to face each other
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
store interior; inside of a shop
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
so; like this; in this way
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect