to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
one part; one portion; one section
to watch over; to watch attentively
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
present continuous tense; present progressive form
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
thought; consideration; thinking
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)