to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
the last moment; the very end
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
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
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
mask; disguise; guise; mask
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
(with a) start; fright; alarm