to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
function; facility; faculty; feature
indicate reason; infers some protest
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
here and there; everywhere
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
since then; from that time; ever since
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
all night long; all through the night
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine