off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
having lost face; in a bind
beginning; outset; first; onset
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
how; in what way; by what means
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to throw at; to turn; to raise
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
near; close; beside; third person
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to come to one's senses; to calm down
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to square one's shoulders
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on