to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
a little bit; a little while
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
fear; dread; fright; willies
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
calm; composed; cool; quiet
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
match declared drawn due to injury
messenger; envoy; emissary
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
going around; patrol; round; tour
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
pointing out; identification
picking; collecting; harvesting
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself