pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
town; city; municipal; urban
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to cover fully; to wrap around
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
oversight; omission; mistake
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
had better ...; had better not ...
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
thereupon; shortly thereafter
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to be manageable; to be able to handle
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
already; now; no longer; not any more
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)