to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
parting; separation; farewell
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to collapse into; to flop onto
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
in proportion to; just as much as
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
time; season; period; phase; stage
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
patterns of thinking; train of thought
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
corridor; hallway; passageway
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it