to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
older brother; elder brother
verbal message; word (from someone)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare back at; to look back at
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
in that manner; like that
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to raise one's voice; to shout
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause