rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
silence (not speaking); muteness
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
spare time; free time; leisure time
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to grimace; to make a wry face
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to make a fool of someone
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to pierce through; to break through
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce