at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
with a snap; with a crack
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
genuine; authentic; true; real
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
Pearce; Peirce; Peerce; Pierce
mass; quality and quantity
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
when it comes to; concerning
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
smell of something rotten; rotten smell