to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
reaction; response; reaction
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
single word; a few words; brief comment
to talk; to chat; to chatter
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
don't you think?; indicates question
from the beginning; from scratch
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
setting a bad example to others
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
indecent talk; dirty story
story; tale; talk; discussion
mid-air breakage or disintegration
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank