high-pitched tone; soprano
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
self-exile; going into hiding
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
half the body; half length
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
as before; as ever; as it was originally
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
surely; certainly; without doubt
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
hey there; I say; see here
by all means; at all costs
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
body; physical system; (the) person
function; facility; faculty; feature
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
restricted; confined; unfree
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to talk; to chat; to chatter
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
discouraged; dispirited; despondent