to shake; to waver; to tremble
in proportion to; just as much as
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to change completely; to change suddenly
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
those (near the second person)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to carry; to bring (to a place)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
true character; true heart; true spirit
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
serious; severe; grave; acute
change; alteration; modification
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
as before; as ever; as it was originally
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact