meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to speak sharply; to sharpen one's tone; to raise one's voice
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
just a minute; small quantity
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
condition; state (of health); appearance
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank