embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
stealthily; secretly; in secret
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to fall flat; to fall face down
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
double suicide; lovers' suicide
opposite; reverse; contrary
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try