phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to stop (plug) one's ears
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to try all possible means
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many