to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
nothing but; none other than
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
in session; in progress; under way; open
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to come and go; to go back and forth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
guard; security (officer); guardsman
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple