answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to step forward; to volunteer
partly open; in half bloom
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
disorder; chaos; confusion
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
athletic-style shirt; running vest
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
rather; better; instead; if anything
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
number one; first; best; most; game; round
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to force open; to push open
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to jump at; to be attracted by
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)