to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
expression; look; countenance; face
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
like this; this sort; this way
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
Prisma (satellite project)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
hazard; hazard flashers; hazard warning lights
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to be at a loss for words
to escape from; to get out
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet