splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
until now; so far; up to the present
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
interruption; suspension; break
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
charming; fascinating; attractive
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to turn towards; to point
directly opposite; right in front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(not) so much; (not) that much
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
vocal sound; tone of voice
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to look forward to something