stealthy steps; soft steps
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be opposite; to face each other
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
for example; for instance; e.g.
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
manner of using one's hands
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
in search of; in order to look for
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
jumping to a hasty conclusion
instant; moment; for an instant
moment; brief space of time
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak