odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
considerably; fairly; quite
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
(political) power; authority; influence
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
smoothly; easily; readily
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
late at night; at a late hour
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
gazing at (in wonderment)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid