check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
natural (physical) environment
atrocity; (arch.) treason
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
cattail cotton; cattail fluff; bulrush down
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
how dare ...; how could ...
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
good performance; good work; great success
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to jump upon (a moving object)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
(your) daughter; young woman
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
memory; ability to remember
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry