stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
older sister; lass; young lady
otherwise; if not; or else
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
for today; for the time being
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to need; to call for; to require
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
great hurry; great haste; rush
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
lightly; easily; carelessly
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
standby; preparation; arrangement
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel