to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
almost; roughly; approximately
extensive knowledge; erudition
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
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
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
should; must; -able; probably; likely
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
serious; severe; grave; acute
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
long time; long interval; for quite some time
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless