neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
standard equipment; standard feature
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
here and there; everywhere
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
power; might; authority; influence
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
succession; continuation; series; sequence
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
woman; lady; adult female
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
noisy; confused; uproarious