vitality; (one's) life force
absorption; suction; attraction
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
power; might; authority; influence
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to collect; to assemble; to gather
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
no, not like that (but like this)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
both hands; both arms; ten
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to some extent; to a certain extent
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
while; even though; despite
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start