nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
metallic sound; metallic clank
great difference; major mistake
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
polite; courteous; hospitable
to say; to tell; to state; to do
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
quickly; calmly; intently
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to entrust; to leave to a person
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
second (unit of time); arc second
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying