careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
partly open; in half bloom
opposite side; opposition
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
clearing one's throat; cough
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
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.
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being