at a loss for words; stumped for words
priority; order of precedence
walking briskly; determinedly
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
slapping the opponent with the open hand
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
gazing at (in wonderment)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to bury; to embed; to implant
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence