reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
slack; slovenly; lackadaisical; moonstruck; love-struck; spoony
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
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
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
true character; real nature
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
middle of the night; dead of night
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
the place for; the time for; the level of
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
rising; ascending; climbing
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
both hands; both arms; ten
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation