crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
corridor; hallway; passageway
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
wrong; different; not like that
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
willpower; energy; vitality
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
indicate reason; infers some protest
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to cut corners; to be shoddy
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
war; battle; match; game; competition
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation