to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to be needed; to be wanted
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
companion; company; tritagonist
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
by your leave; with your permission
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
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)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to put one's strength into
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
(hurrying along) falling and stumbling; falling all over oneself
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
site; point on a map; spot
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still