to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
how long; how much; to what extent
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look away; to avert one's eyes
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
book; volume; this; present; main; head
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to smirk; to grin broadly
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
adds force or indicates command
reaction; response; reaction
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
how; in what way; how about
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
serious; not joking; straight