one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
disuse; not using; non-usage
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
selection; choice; option
with a click; with a snap
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
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 catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
caw caw; sound made by crows; crow
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
black kite (Milvus migrans)
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to become calm; to die down