in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
reaction; response; reaction
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to get between; to be caught in
tick-tock; chipping (sound)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to remove; to move out of the way
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
being startled; getting a shock
instant; moment; for an instant
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(some) more; even more; longer; further
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to not believe one's ears
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
though; notwithstanding; although
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit