how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to take a breath; to take a short rest
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
inside one's heart; in one's mind
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
imagination; supposition; guess
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)