tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
way (of doing); manner; method; means
flight; desertion; escape
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
of course; certainly; naturally
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
literally; to the letter; literal
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)