petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
expression; look; countenance; face
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
particular; hard to please; fussy
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to prick up one's ears; to listen attentively; (lit.) to make one's ears (like) Dumbo's
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
will not do; do not; does not
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...