to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
still; even now; to this day
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
being startled; getting a shock
to begin to walk; to set out
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
this is why; this means; it is the case that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
flat cap; cloth cap; newsboy cap; (hunting) cap
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to burst open; to pop; to split