involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
going to and fro; back and forth
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
identification; ID; identity
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
interception (email); wiretap; bug
sudden impulse; passing fancy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
patterns of thinking; train of thought
listening device; bug; wiretap
standing; reserve; always having ready
periodic; regular; routine
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
calm; composed; cool; quiet