looking the other way; hushing up a problem
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
right in the midst of; right at the height of
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
body; body blow (in boxing)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
sleepover; overnight stay
excursion; field trip; school trip
speaking voice; talking voice
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to not believe one's ears
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
abusive language; violent language; wild words
practice; practising; experience
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious