thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
accurate; correct; precise; exact
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to be of an overly talkative disposition since birth; (lit.) to be born mouth first
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to speak ill of; to disparage
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
around the clock; day and night
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
a glance; a look; a glimpse
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)