to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
mysterious power of words to alter reality
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
such ... as; or some such
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
trivial; not amounting to much
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
had better ...; had better not ...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to glare at each other; to confront each other
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
beginning; outset; first; onset
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
authority; power; function
that is to say; so that means