to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
such; this sort of; like this
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
question; inquiry; enquiry
to stare back at; to look back at
first meeting; first interview with
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
in proportion to; just as much as
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after