to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
drop (e.g. of water); drip
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
secret; private; surreptitious
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
preliminary step; first step
nowadays; in this day and age
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to awake from one's sleep
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
(not) so much; (not) that much
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
inside one's heart; in one's mind
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid