to raise one's voice; to shout
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
best regards; please take care of; please do
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable