to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
interview; oral examination
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
conviction; belief; confidence
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
young girl; lass; adolescent female
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
resignation; acceptance; consolation
clear solution; clean decision
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited