sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
lightly; easily; carelessly
carrying (child) under arm
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
accurate; correct; precise; exact
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to throw into; to toss into
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
trouble; bother; annoyance
folding into four; quarto
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
underworld; underside of society
proposal; offer; request; application
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work