drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to stop walking; to pause
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
study; pursuit of knowledge
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
already known; well-known
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
smoothly; easily; readily
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
righteousness; justice; right
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally