to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
calm; composed; leisurely
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
mental derangement; madness; insanity
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
attack; drive; advance; invasion
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
have to do; must; should; ought to
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
commitment; pledge; promise
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
imperial order; imperial decree
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
sitting with one knee drawn up
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)