to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to stare back at; to look back at
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to step forward; to volunteer
brilliant; bright; dazzling
beyond that point; after that
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour