matter of time; question of time
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to become pale; to turn pale
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
(not so) much; (not) very
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to well up; to burst; to arise
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
to strangle; to constrict
main; principal; chief; primary; major
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
safety; welfare; well-being
near; close; beside; third person
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to be dead; to be lifeless
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to beat to death; to kill
sanity; consciousness; soberness