no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
soldier; combatant; warrior
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
beginning; outset; first; onset
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
declaration; proclamation; announcement
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
everything; anything; nothing
stepwise; one step at a time
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to become better; to improve
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean