to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
sound of voice; vocal sound
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to stare back (at); to glare back
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to sink (into); to get depressed
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
as usual; as is one's habit
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to take back; to recapture
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
sincere; earnest; serious
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
many; numerous; various; large number of
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
big man; large man; tall man; giant
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
bluff; false show of power; bold front
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
being somewhat excited (agitated)