to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; gas cooker; gas cooktop
opening and shutting; opening and closing
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to recall; to remember; to recollect
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
fighting words; inflammatory words; provocative remark
retort (to an insult, jeer, etc.)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
failure; mistake; blunder
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger